Inside American Education: The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas Thomas Sowell
If what they were teaching students was academic in nature, they would not be the ideal choice. Fortunately for them, they focus more on teaching ideology, and their success in doing so is not being measured.
“Public Education” has become Orwellian in that “Public Indoctrination” may be a more appropriate name for it.
Debt: The First 5,000 Years David Graeber
So people who want to sit on the beach all day, and socialize with friends and family should be compensated to do so. By who? The government of course. But the government obtains its money by taking it from it’s citizens via taxation and inflation. So, in essence, he is suggesting that the government take money from those who produce more for society and give that money to those who would rather live a life of leisure than work towards producing anything desired by the society in which they live. Which sounds a hell of a lot like slavery. What a life? If this were the case why would anyone work ever?