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Education has always been under local control. So we throw in a few extra bucks on the state level to even things out and have some standards and a few more on this national level for the same reason. Oh yeah, because it gets votes. I mean, who is against kids? By the same token, folks dont want their local schools run by the people who deliver their mail.
And funny enough, with a little power sharing (that comes with the school aid), some novel ideas have come along. Like testing. Shared standards. Not a cure all, but a kick in the teeth that thinks the only was to impove schools is to throw more money into teacher retirement packages..
Like health care, education costs have gone up more than the rate of inflation over the past 30 years. But with healthcare, you have as many advances (drugs, dignostic tests & etc) with public education, you simply do not. I still go back to my elementary school to vote, and in my 41 years on this earth, it the thing and place that has changed the least!
But yes, education is key. Primary, secondary, college, professional develpoment, you name it. But it is not just about money. Cultural additudes are far more important.
And think about it. Is Bush really that dumb? Andover, Yale, Harvard, fighter pilot school? Really, his disability (dyslexia), should not be held against him.
Back to the original topic, wages will balance out according to the work ethic, education and freedoms available. I am not worried, but I am in New York. We get the best and brightest from all over the world!
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