Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Another "Good Thing" - Thomas Sowell

"No reason is given why one of these numbers is better than another. Apparently the implicit assumption is that education is a 'good thing' that it is always better to have more of. But, if that is the case, why 55 percent rather than 75 percent, 95 percent or 100 percent?

Even food is not a 'good thing' categorically, without limit. We can't live without it but, beyond some point, it causes obesity and shortens our lives."