I would be one of those people staring at you.
Why do the laws of economics mutate (and I have absolutely no idea what that means) depending on the type of good or service that is being delivered? Is it the type of goods or services causing this mutation, or is it having the government running it that's the problem?
Anyway, do you have a book, article, website (anything!) that you could recommend I read as a starting point? I am woefully ignorant when it comes to anything other than my own personal finances.
Read Robert Ringer: Restoring the American Dream, Hayek's Road to Serfdom and Davidson's The Sovereign Individual.
They don't. That is the whole point.
Another argument that doesn't make sense is why government needs to support any business that is popular. If it is popular enough that a majority of constituents want it, then it is popular enough to be supported by the free market. That FACT is, governments only do things that are unpopular. If people want to buy something, you don't have to force them to pay for it.
You don't need to raise taxes for things that people are WILLING to pay for.
Get the Cliff Notes for Atlas Shrugged.
I would be one of those people staring at you.
Is it the type of goods or services causing this mutation, or is it having the government running it that's the problem?
It's the government running schools that's the problem.
Its incomprehensible that most people still think otherwise.
>>Why do the laws of economics mutate (and I have absolutely no idea what that means) depending on the type of good or service that is being delivered?
My point was that the laws of economics DO NOT mutate which means that all of the principles of supply and demand, competition apply equally to education and groceries. The government does not operate the school system based on market economics. It steals money through taxation, provides very limited choices and pays salaries in a non-competitive environment. This is why government schools are expensive and inept. There is no accountability and no recourse. On the other hand, if don't like Safeway then you can shop at A&P or hundreds of other places for groceries.
Do you know how much your local school district is spending annually on a per pupil basis? Here in Montgomery County, MD the schools spend about $12,000 per year per student. Amazing.