Originally posted by nixie_nox
reply to post by Bearack
I was just gonna ask you what you thought socialism is. LOL
If we go by the popular and not totally accurate definition where all wealth is distributed evenly. Though in this case lets say that all taxes
generated, no matter what the person's contribution or wealth maybe, are taken and spread to each school evenly.
So even if county A generates 4 mil and county B generates 20000, it would be distributed to all schools evenly.
but that is not the case. Schools are based on the involvement of local areas only, donations, and the involvement of parents. If it was truley
socialist, then all schools would be equal. And that is one thing they are not.
I live in a very affluent county, even then, the schools vary, and you can tlel which areas have the money.
Your correct is some regards, but wrong in other. Tax allotments are equal across the board, of course unless they are in violation of the no child
left behind act. They lose a certain amount of funding until their academic scores rise. If they do not meet a certain criteria, the school is then
closed and a new one is built with replaced administration. Schools can fund raise to compenstate for a shortfall in revenue, but their tax
contribution is the same from Detriot proper, to Belair
Now, a comparison of the Amercian public shools versus other socialist schools.
1. In socialist countries, schools and their property are owned by the government. In America, public schools are also government property, controlled
by local government officials.
2. socialistic societies taxed all their subjects to pay for their schools. Here, all taxpayers pay compulsory school taxes to support public schools,
whether or not the homeowner has children or thinks the schools are incompetent.
3. In the socialist states, all teachers were government employees, and these officials controlled and managed the schools. In America, teachers,
principals, administrators, and school janitors are also government employees, paid, trained, and pensioned through government taxes.
4. In the Soviet Union or other socialist style government, most government employees could not be fired they had a “right” to their jobs.
Public-school employees in America also believe they have an alleged right to their jobs, enforced through tenure laws. As we will see later, in
America, it's almost impossible to fire tenured teachers.
5. In communist Russia and other socialist governments, competence and working hard didn't matter very much — the government paid most workers
regardless of their performance on the job. In America, public-school teachers’ salaries depend on length of service competence is irrelevant.
