You provide a wonderfully brilliant defense of independent schools but it
doesn't really answer my question.
Let me rephrase the question.
-Independent schools are funded primarily by the wealthy.
-If income distribution needs to be corrected in order for our nation to get
back on track, the wealthy will need to receive a much smaller piece of the
economic pie.
-If the wealthy have significantly less income that will mean significantly
less money for independent schools.
So the question is, will independent schools support a change in income
distribution that helps the nation but financially hurts independent
schools?
Perhaps dipping into our cultural memes will help illustrate the heart of my
question.
Tolkien, in the Lord of the Rings, has Frodo freely offer the Ring to a
number of the main characters. Gandalf, Galadriel, and Aragorn -all who
embody values that would grace any independent school- are sorely tempted to
take the Ring and use it to do good. In the end they choose not to be
seduced by the power of the Ring. As Galadriel says, "I pass the test. I
will diminish, and go into the West, and remain Galadriel."
Fred
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