There is no guarantee that taxing the rich will benefit those below them, under the current economic and social policies. It is the same thing, when money is thrown at the public education system, there is no guarantee that the policies are effective for most of the children. It is why I like the structure of the private school model, because their education policies are likely to reflect the best interests of their students, and not the adults in the school. As for the public education system, it is a real crap shoot, where 9 times out 10, the school is working on the behalf of the agendas at play within the public education system, and not the best interests of the students. By random, I selected a school, that also takes in students who have learning differences. Quite impressive, where the small class of 30 grade 12 graduates, raked in over $750,000 in scholarships. http://www.elmwood.ca/ "Academic excellence was also seen throughout the School. Our Grade 3 and 5 students performed, on average, 16 to18 months above grade level on the CAT-3 national standardized test for the fourth consecutive year. There were also a number of students who voluntarily participated in national math competitions, and Eva Sabine was listed on the National Honour Roll for the second year in a row. Tannya Cai, Grade 10, won bronze at the Regional Science Fair and the top award in the Virtual Science Fair. She also scored in the top 25% in the