From: Sam Carana <sam.car...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:30:55 +1000
Local: Wed, Oct 19 2005 2:30 am
Subject: Re: [epistemology] Re: The Trabant Model Of Science
On 10/19/05, Jason Lang <jasonlang2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Communist, fascist, I'm not really interested in what bagage drives you
> Now, where exactly do i advocate 'strong state control' ? I'm just point
only pointing out that you have nothing to say. All your accusations of "failings" have been responded to and there turned out to be nothing wrong with my porposals. Why wouldn't a free market system without vouchers be preferable to a
> vouchered system, which is an arbitrary constraint, and would inflate prices
previous situation. Eventually, prices of services will come down to such an
> ? Vouchers are a form of subsidy, so how can you equate them with the > pros and cons of the free market ? > Subsidies don't reduce market prices, they put upwards pressure on prices.
> I propose gradual change, i.e. every time making an improvement on the
extent that no vouchers may be necessary, but it's hard to predict how things will eventuate. That's the very essence of NOT prescribing how the education system should operate in detail, but instead leaving room for competition and customer choice to sort things out. Alternatively to prices becoming so low that good schools will be affordable (even to the poor) without vouchers, the poor may be less interested in classroom teaching and instead prefer apprenticeships, trainee programs, online self-learning or self-employment combined with on-the-job learning. Initially, the key is to create differentiation, so that people will be able to choose those alternatives that work best, while competition will ensure that services improve in quality and decrease in price. Sam You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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