Thanks, I found your points valuable too. One thing you made me think about was the exposure to capitalism people actually receive in the work force. By that I mean if they have ever experienced working for a well run corporation that honestly rewards their employees for excellence, then that really serves as the best education. From my own experience of working for some of the largest corporations in the world as well as for the government, I can tell you that the large corporations are successful because they recognize and reward hard work. The government rewards political ass kissers and unions reward zombies.
“The government rewards political ass kissers and unions reward zombies.”
There are a lot of hard workers in the Government as well, even if the incentives are all backwards. If you wish to see a meritocracy, consider the military branches. I have never met a Colonel who wasn’t pretty sharp, and I have been very impressed with all the Generals that I have met. Political correctness, careerism, and affirmative action have all degraded the meritocracy in the military a bit, but it is mostly still there.