old man from dallas Wrote:
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> I am going to drop this topic. There is too much
> opportunity for discord, and we are mostly
> expressing opinions. I have no desire to offend
> anyone, and no desire to get into an argument over
> the matter.
There's nothing to argue about. The results are in.
If desegregation was the objective it was an abject failure.
No one argues for desegregation. That's bad for business.
Everyone deserves an equal opportunity to prosper and
be happy. That makes the economy work and everyone benefits.
(Not to be too simplistic, but for brevity)
What is the lesson to be learned from this history?
Heavy handed government directives do not fix things. They create
more problems. Instead of ordering people to do what they don't want
(bussing their kids out of the neighborhood) it might have worked
if there had been an incentive, positive reinforcement.
There are ideas out there that do provide such incentives like school
vouchers. The parents decide where their kids would go. Schools
would compete for the voucher dollars. Competition is like a rising
tide. It raises all ships.
Respectfully,
Greg Jaynes
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> I am going to drop this topic. There is too much
> opportunity for discord, and we are mostly
> expressing opinions. I have no desire to offend
> anyone, and no desire to get into an argument over
> the matter.
There's nothing to argue about. The results are in.
If desegregation was the objective it was an abject failure.
No one argues for desegregation. That's bad for business.
Everyone deserves an equal opportunity to prosper and
be happy. That makes the economy work and everyone benefits.
(Not to be too simplistic, but for brevity)
What is the lesson to be learned from this history?
Heavy handed government directives do not fix things. They create
more problems. Instead of ordering people to do what they don't want
(bussing their kids out of the neighborhood) it might have worked
if there had been an incentive, positive reinforcement.
There are ideas out there that do provide such incentives like school
vouchers. The parents decide where their kids would go. Schools
would compete for the voucher dollars. Competition is like a rising
tide. It raises all ships.
Respectfully,
Greg Jaynes