Originally posted by: ricarleite
You wanna end poverty? Invest in education. Now. Because no matter where you live, if you have enough education and prepare, you'll never be poor. Even if you can't find a job where you live, you'll create one, you'll start your own business, even if starting at informality. Proper education strenghtens the democracy, as people will not be subjugated and manipulated, and populism (an evil trend of government regime that is taking power in south america now) will not succeed. Where do you think it's most likely a dictator to rule? Uganda or Denmark? And why? Due to the economy? I doubt it. Education is the key for success. It worked for South Korea.
You wanna end poverty? Invest in education. Now. Because no matter where you live, if you have enough education and prepare, you'll never be poor. Even if you can't find a job where you live, you'll create one, you'll start your own business, even if starting at informality. Proper education strenghtens the democracy, as people will not be subjugated and manipulated, and populism (an evil trend of government regime that is taking power in south america now) will not succeed. Where do you think it's most likely a dictator to rule? Uganda or Denmark? And why? Due to the economy? I doubt it. Education is the key for success. It worked for South Korea.
This is not necessarily the case. If everyone has a Ph.D there will still need to be someone who sweeps the streets, and a street sweeper will never make as much as a doctor or scientist. The "system" is predicated on the existence of a lower class, just as it is on a middle and upper class.