[lbo-talk] School Debate: Central Focus

Miles Jackson milesvjackson at comcast.net
Tue Feb 14 16:11:04 PST 2012


On 2/14/2012 1:04 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:
> On Feb 14, 2012, at 2:49 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
>
>> The primary concern of leftists in the school debate must be the job
>> security, working conditions, pay, and benefits of all school employees
>> (teachers, staff, janitors, etc.) This is not only first, all other concerns
>> are trivial in comparison with it.
> It's possible to have more than one goal. What about, you know, the kids?
>
> Doug

Even more broadly, I suggest that the primary concern of leftists is to allocate our shared resources for the common good (in this case, high quality schooling for all). This is not only first; all other concerns are trivial in comparison with it.

Miles



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