as I have been laboring this week!
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On Sep 5, 2010, at 8:44 AM, Peter Gow <pgow@bcdschool.org> wrote:
> P.S. Fred, are we the only ones reading this and talking here? We have =
to
> find something better to do with our holiday weekend times!--PG
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> On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 8:04 AM, Fred Bartels <fredbartels@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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>> Peter,
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>> You provide a wonderfully brilliant defense of independent schools =
but it
>> doesn't really answer my question.
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>> Let me rephrase the question.
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>> -Independent schools are funded primarily by the wealthy.
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>> -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.
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>> -If the wealthy have significantly less income that will mean =
significantly
>> less money for independent schools.
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>> So the question is, will independent schools support a change in =
income
>> distribution that helps the nation but financially hurts independent
>> schools?
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>> Perhaps dipping into our cultural memes will help illustrate the =
heart of
>> my
>> question.
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>> 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."
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>> Fred
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