Milton Friedman on Public Education

Milton Friedman talks about the ideas & attitudes behind the ills of Public Education.

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[MrROTD]

public school is aweful, its a terrible place to put your kids

[PrivateAckbar]

I love Milton Friedman. To anyone who understands the principal of non-aggression it should be obvious that freedom and individualism (not force or collectivism) are the methodologies of peace and prosperity.

[jasonarmstrong1982]

Milton Friedman is one of the greatest thinkers of our time....

[folladordeprostis]

@Saebeck32 I think is somalia aahahaha

[RESTxINxPIECEZ]

i thought at first school should be public, because those who cant afford it should still be offeed an opportunity to get educated. then the more i thought about, the more i realized they dont use it anyways. here in canada, indian reserves barely have anyone in class. my social teacher said his (old) class of 20 would get 3 on a good day. why should taxpayers pay for the kids who dont go? if education is important to you, you WILL go to class, and will find a way to pay for it.

[fez1452]

@MrROTD Yup it certainly is "aweful." I mean look where it got you.

[mistersmith6000]

@PlutoPowered I don't understand. A business is accountable to the shareholders and the quarterly returns. They don't have to protect the environment, they use it and move on to the next poor country - or state - with lax environmental laws. If they don't deliver a profit, the execs get payrolled out, and another bunch comes in. If the company folds and competitors take over, then they are doing the same, just better. Competing for resources. Fisherman will not keep the fish!

[PlutoPowered]

@mistersmith6000 I used to think this as well but it really isn't the case. Friedman points out why in his videos. For example, eliminating the EPA puts the responsibility on the business to protect the environment. Why? Guess who gets sued if the neighbor gets sick. 

[mistersmith6000]

@mistersmith6000 And so I am scared of Milton's world, but not because I've been pampered. I've been screwed too, but I learnt a way to survived. I have no religion, so I can't pretend that some power is protecting me or punishing me, but saying that is just escaping from the argument. Let's say i am scared of Milton's period. (and I think the environment should be too)

[mistersmith6000]

@Muslim91 Yes, indeed I might not be able to shine shoes. Afterall, it would be a competitive business and don't have the skills to elicit business, not yet anyway. I hate the thought. About schiool. I was bullied went to 3 high schools, dropped out at 17 and then later educated myself, through night school, university, post-grad etc. Yes, I learned how to suck on the blood of the state but I know others say it is silly to work hard just for its own sake. Milton would be one of those.

[Muslim91]

@mistersmith6000 I doubt you could even manage to shine someones shoes today, you've been so pampered by your parents and schools, that the thought of manual labour is so foreign to you It may as well be molecular biology.

Many of the safety nets existed before the government acknowledged them. Racism was institutionalized by the government, before people had workers rights recognized, the government murdered union members (Ludlow). The government is always behind the curve.