Socialized .... Education?

Krugman has a point with a helpful analogy.

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[johnOneOne]

Krugman's article is also on Truthout, as one of the comments to the C&L post noted.

God bless Paul Krugman for trying, but I've been a "plotting" socialist long enough to remember that Reagan campaigned on abolishing ED (the federal Dept. of Education) and privatizing education, and he first ran for President in '76. More than 30 years ago. Krugman actually talked about Reagan, but I guess he missed this.

I found comment 6 to the C&L post interesting (among others), wherein the commentor notes that a Republican legislator said socialized education is "from the pit of hell." And I've noted how a relative doesn't believe in paying taxes for education because they don't have children. That relative is not alone, judging from the comments.

I've actually got a "pit of hell" story about that relative, involving the funeral of one of their siblings this past weekend and how they treated another surviving sibling, but it's too ugly to recount. Use your imagination, and you'll probably fall short of what actually happened.

Maybe it's time to dust off the parable of the vineyard workers (Matthew 20), to see how the original socialist plotter (in my view), Jesus, might have felt about the idea of not paying taxes for services one doesn't personally use. That parable doesn't speak to the question directly, but I think it does give a big hint.

Socialist plot? Yes, at least from some of us. I for one appreciate the acknowledgement. I've been plotting my little heart out, since before Reagan got elected.

From the pit of hell? I think not; quite the contrary. I think the Holy Spirit is behind it; that, or a lot of people having been reading my blog comments here and there...