How much do extremely wealthy people owe to the society that gave them the chance to prosper so much?

[Anomalism]

I'm sure they did . . . for you. It's my KNOWLEDGE that every kid on Earth is not exactly like you. Humans are unique individuals, not interchangeable widgets.

Do you think there's a single student in the whole world that might benefit more from the divided attention of their educators?

 

[Papageorgio]

In other words, you're making an ASSumption on the basis of your own unfounded, unsubstantiated imaginings.

In actual fact, it depends on a variety of factors, including the student himself, the teacher, and the subject. I, for example, am capable of learning many things with no teacher at all, just from a textbook/instruction book. There are other subjects, such as English and history, that I learn much better in a group setting, with other students I can bounce off of, idea-wise. And there are subjects in which I need more direct help.

It's my belief that my parents had me educated in nearly the best way possible. I would not know as much if I had gone to public school.

That you believe you were educated the best way possible is an opinion, nothing based on fact but on a belief. Whether you would know as much or less is also debatable and also based on an opinion.

I have met home schooled kids and I thought they were smart but did not fit well socially and were awkward. I have also met some home schooled kids that were not very bright. I have met university grads that had book smarts however were terrible when it came to practical knowledge. Everyone is different, what works for one person, doesn't work for all. It isn't what you know, it is how you use it and if you can always develop and learn, that to me is the key.

 

[Orangecat]

I think a child will always learn faster with one on one instruction from multiple educated instructors.

Agreed, generally.

I am very thankful that my family comes from enough means for me to have the opportunities that I did and do.

Some might call that "privilege" and resent your family for its success and wealth. I'm not one of them. Congrats!

 

[Orangecat]

I’m not deciding what living expenses are for people. There is a basic range that people need to have the essentials... food, shelter, transportation, healthcare, childcare, education and retirement savings.

Who decides the limits of that range, you? I contend that the person who earned the money can make that determination.

Beyond that are choices of entertainment and luxury, which is great and encouraged. Live the dream and go big, I’m all for it.

Agreed.

 

[Orangecat]

Understood and I agree regarding investing. It should be encouraged

What about saving money?

 

[Slade3200]

I’m not deciding what living expenses are for people. There is a basic range that people need to have the essentials... food, shelter, transportation, healthcare, childcare, education and retirement savings.

Who decides the limits of that range, you? I contend that the person who earned the money can make that determination.

Beyond that are choices of entertainment and luxury, which is great and encouraged. Live the dream and go big, I’m all for it.

Agreed.

Each person can choose to live at whatever standards they want. That’s not the point I was making. If you don’t get it then I’m sorry I don’t feel like explaining it to you

 

[jc456]

Will a child get a better education in a classroom where attention is split?

That depends on both the child's attributes and the educator's competence. I would agree that one-on-one education generally has advantages that outweigh its disadvantages, but that won't necessarily make the home-schooled kid more intelligent than his public counterpart. Each individual is different.

No social skills

the demofks actually hate teacher unions

 

[Slade3200]

Understood and I agree regarding investing. It should be encouraged

What about saving money?

Of course, but saving after making $50k is very different than saving after making $50 million

 

[Orangecat]

Of course, but saving after making $50k is very different than saving after making $50 million

Saving is good regardless of how much you make. I don't get the mindset that says people who make more money should have to pay more in tax to subsidize those who do not.

 

[Orangecat]

Each person can choose to live at whatever standards they want. That’s not the point I was making. If you don’t get it then I’m sorry I don’t feel like explaining it to you

Your marxist views are obvious without explanation: From each, to each. You know, the thing.

 

[zaangalewa]

How much do extremely wealthy people owe to the society that gave them the chance to prosper so much?

Everything.

 

[Slade3200]

Of course, but saving after making $50k is very different than saving after making $50 million

Saving is good regardless of how much you make. I don't get the mindset that says people who make more money should have to pay more in tax to subsidize those who do not.

That’s because you’re only looking at the economy from a micro level and thinking yourself and the individual. Try studying it from a macro level and understand how the economy operates without distribution and circulation of the wealth from the top to the bottom. Money rises just like heat. If the top earners keep sucking up the wealth and buying everything then the middle class gets decimated

 

[Slade3200]

Each person can choose to live at whatever standards they want. That’s not the point I was making. If you don’t get it then I’m sorry I don’t feel like explaining it to you

Your marxist views are obvious without explanation: From each, to each. You know, the thing.

I’m not a Marxist

 

[22lcidw]

Each person can choose to live at whatever standards they want. That’s not the point I was making. If you don’t get it then I’m sorry I don’t feel like explaining it to you

Your marxist views are obvious without explanation: From each, to each. You know, the thing.

I’m not a Marxist

Progs keep saying that as we keep moving "forward" to the left. We are about to waste a lot of resources and cost the common citizen a lot of his/her family or personal wealth for grandoise projects.

 

[Anomalism]

Some might call that "privilege"

That's exactly what it is.

and resent your family for its success and wealth.

Yeah...

Jealousy is a powerful emotion. I wish more people could have a more optimal education. There are some very bright people that just don't have that option.

 

[Blues Man]

not sure about you because youre a faceless voice on the internet,, but your views are very evil and need called out when they show their ugly face,,,

Evil is subjective. All any of us can do is use our own sense of right and wrong.

No, evil is not subjective.

since the concept of evil was created by man it is indeed subjective.

 

[Blues Man]

Not at all. Just because you are unable to identify evil when you see it, that doesn't mean nobody can.

I can identify what I think is evil. That's all you can do too.

Wrong, idiot. Evil can be demonstrated with logic.

you still need to define evil and unless you can point to a universal authority that everyone can agree on to provide that definition you cannot argue that evil is not subjective.

 

[Blues Man]

Some might call that "privilege"

That's exactly what it is.

and resent your family for its success and wealth.

Yeah...

Jealousy is a powerful emotion. I wish more people could have a more optimal education. There are some very bright people that just don't have that option.

very bright people can educate themselves if they choose not to it is no one's fault but their own

 

[Blues Man]

you do realize youre proving us right dont you???

Taxes are necessary regardless of who runs the government. You support taxes too.

necessary need not mean confiscatory

 

[Anomalism]

very bright people can educate themselves if they choose not to it is no one's fault but their own

Very bright people will still get a better education if they have very bright people to guide them.