Equality?

[steelish]

Isn't public education a form of equality?

All Americans have the equal right to pursue an education and we have free public schools. Unfortunately, the Department of Education is so top heavy and has drained educational funding. Not only that but the federal government keeps cutting back on education, yet I don't see them cutting back on their own spending.

Obama speaks specifically of spreading the wealth economically. I have never seen evidence that it is possible for a country to contain people who are "equal" in terms of economic wealth. It is impossible to bring poverty level or "poor" people up to the middle class or upper/middle class level and have everyone at that level. In doing so you would have to also bring upper class and rich down to middle or upper/middle class level.

In doing this, what we will end up with is a nation of bitter, unhappy people looking to overthrow their government because in essence, what the government will be doing is "forcing" charity, which doesn't really make it charity. Charity comes from the heart and is given freely. I know many countries frown upon America and even hate us. We are one of the most charitable nations on earth so I find it quite ironic that we are being viewed as "hating the poor". In my opinion, the people from other countries who feel this way see sensationalized stories on mainstream media and think they know the "real" America.

[DuncanONeil]

I agree with your "hating the poor" comment.
Ever notice how there is never a concrete definition of what constitutes "poor"

All Americans have the equal right to pursue an education and we have free public schools. Unfortunately, the Department of Education is so top heavy and has drained educational funding. Not only that but the federal government keeps cutting back on education, yet I don't see them cutting back on their own spending.

Obama speaks specifically of spreading the wealth economically. I have never seen evidence that it is possible for a country to contain people who are "equal" in terms of economic wealth. It is impossible to bring poverty level or "poor" people up to the middle class or upper/middle class level and have everyone at that level. In doing so you would have to also bring upper class and rich down to middle or upper/middle class level.

In doing this, what we will end up with is a nation of bitter, unhappy people looking to overthrow their government because in essence, what the government will be doing is "forcing" charity, which doesn't really make it charity. Charity comes from the heart and is given freely. I know many countries frown upon America and even hate us. We are one of the most charitable nations on earth so I find it quite ironic that we are being viewed as "hating the poor". In my opinion, the people from other countries who feel this way see sensationalized stories on mainstream media and think they know the "real" America.