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Re:High-quality schools can increase academic achievement am... by pbhjpbhj on Thursday May 31, 2018 @07:09AM (#17195448)
>subsidizing the reproduction of high achievers.

[Western] Capitalism does this by concentrating wealth with higher "achievers".

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Re:High-quality schools can increase academic achievement am... by acjohnson55 on Thursday May 31, 2018 @09:22AM (#17196065)
It kind of doesn't given lower fertility rates of wealthier people. Which is fine with me, since I'm not a eugenics person like the other poster.
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Re:High-quality schools can increase academic achievement am... by pbhjpbhj on Thursday May 31, 2018 @01:53PM (#17198472)
Doesn't that mean that the reproduction is "subsidised" more:

If you're wealthy but less fecund you have more wealth to support each child than someone who is either more fecund or less wealthy.

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