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Other ways this analogy fails: Dreaded Anomaly Send a noteboard - 07/05/2011 12:37:36 AM
It ignores the lack of access to healthy groceries among the urban poor, which is directly due to the "free market." Real grocery stores don't consider it profitable or desirable to open in such areas, so many people are consigned to unhealthy convenience store fare, which leads to nutritional deficiencies, obesity, etc.

Market forces have no built-in consideration of fairness, so if they're allowed to control necessary goods and services, disadvantaged people get screwed. That's inevitable.

Also, it ignores the fact that ~70% of private schools are religious in nature, something which supposed "school choice" advocates definitely have firmly in mind.
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If Supermarkets Were Like Public Schools - - 06/05/2011 05:05:33 AM 1343 Views
If groceries were like education... the analogy would be apt. But they aren't, and it isn't. - 06/05/2011 09:40:37 AM 884 Views
Well said Tim. *NM* - 06/05/2011 01:48:09 PM 338 Views
Very narrow-minded - the point is, private is better than public..... - 06/05/2011 02:47:39 PM 743 Views
Out of curiosity, how do you define "Narrow-minded?" *NM* - 06/05/2011 02:54:18 PM 321 Views
Yup, you make several important points. - 06/05/2011 04:02:09 PM 827 Views
Good points *NM* - 06/05/2011 06:27:11 PM 330 Views
Other ways this analogy fails: - 07/05/2011 12:37:36 AM 685 Views
Since we are on the topic of education, I find this amazing: - 06/05/2011 02:07:44 PM 1010 Views
That is very cool. Thanks for sharing that. *NM* - 06/05/2011 06:31:36 PM 312 Views
That is very, very cool. - 06/05/2011 10:43:49 PM 778 Views
Parents should absolutely have free choice in schools. - 06/05/2011 06:41:10 PM 769 Views
Look, I just want a store that carries Crunch n Munch with Almonds. - 06/05/2011 09:05:23 PM 733 Views

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