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Re:Is education no longer the ‘great equalizer’? by vinceguidry on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @02:19PM (#27608039)
The real problem with this line of thinking is this conversation needs to revolve around things we can put on a political agenda, and there's no way to put "make more kids that do things" on a political agenda. We can put access to education on that agenda, and did, back in the 90s.

I don't know what the next societal band-aid will be, but it probably won't get us any closer to actual equality of opportunity. Still doesn't mean we shouldn't try.

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Re:Is education no longer the ‘great equalizer’? by jacobr1 on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @06:48PM (#27611539)
Access to capital? The small business loan system could be modernized to support a wider variety of businesses, could incorporate grants, could be more generous - especially if we wanted to advantage certain groups - like first time entrepreneurs.
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