[lbo-talk] Ignorance of 99% is strength for the 1%

[Wojtek S]

I like Krugman but I think he is inaccurate if not plainly wrong on
this one.  Santorum & Co may be *talking* bad things about public
education, but Krugman's favorite Obama and his administration are
actually *doing* bad things to it by promoting privatization.  And do
not forget that NCLB enjoyed bipartisan support when it passed,
including liberal Democrats.

Wojtek

On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 1:21 PM, c b <cb31450 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ignorance Is Strength
> By PAUL KRUGMAN
>
>
> One way in which Americans have always been exceptional has been in
> our support for education. First we took the lead in universal primary
> education; then the “high school movement” made us the first nation to
> embrace widespread secondary education. And after World War II, public
> support, including the G.I. Bill and a huge expansion of public
> universities, helped large numbers of Americans to get college
> degrees.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/opinion/krugman-ignorance-is-strength.html?_r=2&ref=paulkrugman
>
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