MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:19 pmAs am I.Peter Brown wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:01 pmMDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 11:37 am Does it?
We assume that's the case, but are "outcomes" always improved merely by more "competition"?
It’s the same natural law that capitalism (even messy, not-completely-fair capitalism) has lifted more people around the world out of poverty and improved more lives with better health deliverables. It doesn’t eliminate all bad outcomes; it merely enhances the overall one.
And Capitalism thrives with competition.
In my little industry we use a marketing line to every airport director: Allow us on your field to compete, for two reasons, we’ll reduce pricing and improve customer service.
Extrapolated to schools and other industries, it doesn’t preclude some unfortunate individual situations. But on the whole, most everyone’s life is better with competition. I’m a big believer in that.
But you made an absolutist statement that I don't see you actually defending above.
"always".
That, I don't buy.
I also don't buy that unregulated capitalism reliably and "alway "improves outcomes"...nope, unregulated capitalism leads to really, really awful outcomes. Just as does "competition" if there are no societal restraints on such...wars are "competition".
BTW, how do you define "absolute school choice"?
I haven't heard that term before.
I’m not going to do a deep dive into the efficacy and results of the Denver school system which you claim has absolute school choice yet fails to improve. I just don’t have that time right now. I am skeptical of your claim though.
Competition improves everyone, always, in every vocation. This is a natural law not some Newt Gingrich political money shot. I don’t care what we’re discussing. Competition, provided its real competition, always improves outcomes.
Believe it or not I have to go work right now but wanted to answer this.
To me it’s funding the parents not the schools. Hand vouchers to parents. They select where to send their children. Schools compete to attract the vouchers (and kids). Schools can be regulated by the state to assure certain minimum standards, but the state would no longer be the school operators.