We would expect the fact that education is such an important component of society that it’s a key driver of all sorts of social and economic outcomes. We would expect our society to be better off because the positive externalities we produce, like better health and more productive citizens, result from those actions.
At the same time, we would expect the fact that education is good for society to have positive externalities, but the fact that the negative externalities are also positive externalities is a good thing. If we could all be on the same page, then we would be in a better position to achieve this.
The problem is that education doesn’t work like that. Education, as we know it, produces negative externalities. For example, the idea that the rich are in a better position to pay for health care might have positive externalities for society, but an increase in the number of people in the top income group would result in a decrease in the number of people with health care.
If we can get ourselves into position to achieve this, then we would be much better equipped to achieve it.
Our education system does produce positive externalities. I have a friend who has been to Harvard, Yale, and Stanford, among many other esteemed schools. The first two are in the top 5% of all the universities in the world, so of course they produce the highest quality of education. However, the last two are at least in the top 10% of universities in the world. The world is in a bit of a downward spiral because these are the schools that we have to pay for.
Our education system isn’t free to produce. To be a college graduate in the United States, you have to contribute a large percentage of your annual income to the system. But the cost of college is so high, it is impossible to achieve. This is why we have to pay teachers the most. Teachers are paid a lot of money, but they are also treated as a commodity and not as employees whose job is to teach you something.
We also have the most restrictive gun-control laws in the entire world. I am happy to report that most of them are now repealed. The good news is that there is no longer any possibility to buy automatic weapons.
That’s right. I have never been so happy to hear something that is so simple. You can buy a gun without any background check, and most states allow you to buy them without a background check. This is a good thing! It should be noted that there are gun stores all over the country that are not required to sell you a gun. You can buy a gun right now, and you can buy it legally with no background check.
What does that mean? If you want to buy a gun, you can. But in states where firearm sales are restricted, you have to apply for a concealed carry permit – and this is not a bad thing, because it makes it harder for criminals to get their hands on guns. The bad thing is that this means no one can buy guns without a background check.
Some would argue that this means that you don’t need a gun to protect yourself. In fact, I think that’s bad policy. But, as I’ve argued before, it’s not necessarily the case that gun owners would be better off if all they had to do was carry a gun. If you are a law abiding gun owner, it seems like you should have a gun.