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I thought school was for basic education, not getting ready for the labor market.
The point of school is to churn out workers. The government didn't throw money into education because it felt generous.
Ya'll are forgetting it also doubles as childcare for all the workers you're employing, but paid for by the state, which is why capital was behind it.
Oh, 100%. But we wouldn't need childcare if the kids could work the factories. Unfortunately, that needs a minimum level of education.