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Originally posted by Nathans_Dad
Isn't there a double standard here? You freely admit that YOU don't send your money to invest in corporations whose policies and actions you disagree with yet somehow think Exxon should not do the same? Huh?
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No, there's no double standard at all. Of course Exxon would want to invest in something they agreed with. What I'm saying is education shouldn't be subject to the push and pull of the free market, i.e. donations shouldn't be allowed. When you allow donations, you allow the possibility of pressure to have the curriculum suit the highest bidder, and that's no way to educate children.
I don't buy the argument that Exxon is investing in their own future by giving money to schools. They're trying to buy influence, or at least advertise themselves and make a good name for themselves. If they were truly interested in investing in their future workforce, they'd open their own schools or universities, or they'd make donations anonymously.