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Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
Almost all of the bad schools that currently exist are public. They don't have to compete. If they had to compete they would either improve or go out of business.
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Competition has made almost every part of the US economy better, and created a standard of living unmatched ever anywhere.
I think competition (in stuff besides basketball) would promote improvement.
The parts of the US economy where there is not a free market and competition are the problem ones. Medical care is an example.
Doctors, hospitals, specialists don't have to compete, don't post prices, and don't advertise, and their costs are growing unchecked.
A part of medicine that does compete, like lasik eye surgery, is getting better and getting cheaper.
I suspect, for example, that if doctors had to compete and publicize the cost of tonsilectomies, they would get better and cheaper.
Let schools compete, let schools publicize their plans and programs, and let schools improve.