[CharlieO]

Originally Posted by Niall

But the divide it causes is something greater than any material possession. It gives children that do go to private school an advantage education-wise over others and thats something that just doesn't sit right with me. Everyone should have a level playing field at school and have an equal chance at a start in life. It just doesn't seem fair to my mind.

And it would be completely fair! Just because the parents have worked hard doesn't mean that their children are superior to that of a couple who are unemployed.

Also that doesn't always work. In fact it just solidifies inequality. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. If you left the role of price to allocate things to people I bet the corporations would overcharge obscenely for everything.

But the thing is that private school doesn't guarantee a better education. The education in state schools can be just as good it is just generally the kids in state schools do not try. They muck around because that is what their parents did.

Inequality is life and without it the world would be a much worse off place. If everyone was equal we would have nothing to aim towards.