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Re:The 'glass floor' keeps the children of the rich at the top by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @04:14PM (#21263188)
> Fewer private schools, more public funding.

Those who send their children to private schools also pay taxes that pay for public schools. They just receive no education for their children from it (by choice). Pay the same in, take fewer resources out - that doesn't seem like a negative to me.

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Re:The 'glass floor' keeps the children of the rich at the top by munificent on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @08:01PM (#21265511)
It's more complex than that, though. There's a whole constellation of things that come when a parent chooses a school for their kid, including the kid themselves. Parents are still paying taxes for public schools, but they aren't joining the PTA, donating at the jog-a-thon, sponsoring the sports team, chaperoning band field trips, networking with other parents, etc.. Wealthy parents have a lot of resources they bring to bear and when their kid doesn't go to a public school, the only resource they leave behind is their taxes.
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