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On Tuesday, President Obama participated in the Catholic-Evangelical Leadership Summit on Overcoming Poverty at Georgetown University in Washington. While many topics were discussed, including the media, the president addressed the impact children attending private schools have on the "opportunity" for other children.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: We don’t dispute that the free market is the greatest producer of wealth in history -- it has lifted billions of people out of poverty. We believe in property rights, rule of law, so forth. But there has always been trends in the market in which concentrations of wealth can lead to some being left behind. And what’s happened in our economy is that those who are doing better and better -- more skilled, more educated, luckier, having greater advantages -- are withdrawing from sort of the commons -- kids start going to private schools; kids start working out at private clubs instead of the public parks. An anti-government ideology then disinvests from those common goods and those things that draw us together. And that, in part, contributes to the fact that there’s less opportunity for our kids, all of our kids.
So, am I reading this right.
If I send my kid to private school for a better education then I am "ROBBING" opportunity from other kids. I am supposed to send my kid to "stupid school" so my kid has less opportunity for success?
What the hell is wrong with these people.edit on 14-5-2015 by infolurker because: (no reason given)
originally posted by: rickymouse
Yeah we should close down all those private schools that congressman's and the presidents kids go to. We should get rid of universities like Harvard University, they are training their students to take control of everything.
kids start working out at private clubs instead of the public parks.
originally posted by: macman
a reply to: infolurker
That Jackasses kids go to a private school.
He really is a massive turd.
originally posted by: tothetenthpower
Like private school kids don't end up being introduced to the larger community and taking part in those things , because the private schools effectively shelter them from it?
Most private schools aren't religious though right?
I would assume that's part of the Catholic tradition of helping those in need. I've met some pretty disconnected private school kids in my time.
originally posted by: macman
a reply to: infolurker
That Jackasses kids go to a private school.
He really is a massive turd.
originally posted by: macman
a reply to: infolurker
That Jackasses kids go to a private school.
He really is a massive turd.
originally posted by: jimmyx
originally posted by: macman
a reply to: infolurker
That Jackasses kids go to a private school.
He really is a massive turd.
every president has to have his kids in a secured and easily-guarded setting while attending school......apparently all the other presidents are massive turds too, because their kids have also went to private schools.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: We don’t dispute that the free market is the greatest producer of wealth in history -- it has lifted billions of people out of poverty. We believe in property rights, rule of law, so forth. But there has always been trends in the market in which concentrations of wealth can lead to some being left behind. And what’s happened in our economy is that those who are doing better and better -- more skilled, more educated, luckier, having greater advantages -- are withdrawing from sort of the commons -- kids start going to private schools; kids start working out at private clubs instead of the public parks. An anti-government ideology then disinvests from those common goods and those things that draw us together. And that, in part, contributes to the fact that there’s less opportunity for our kids, all of our kids.
originally posted by: tothetenthpower
a reply to: FlyersFan
Most private schools aren't religious though right?
I would assume that's part of the Catholic tradition of helping those in need. I've met some pretty disconnected private school kids in my time.
~Tenth