<p>“Mini? Are you fanning the flames and saying private schools with money are superior? That’s not like you!”</p>
<p>No, not necessary. I AM saying that the upper classes believe they are superior, and vote with their dollars. (I actually think homeschooling is superior to both, and have acted on that belief, as you know, which, by the way, when one takes into account lost wage-earning time, also comes out to well more than $30k/year for a minimum of 12 years.) Much in the same way they vote with their dollars for prestige private colleges and universities. They set the trend, and in typical “Theory of Leisure Class” fashion, we follow. (Except in my town, most don’t - but we really don’t have any rich folks to speak of.)</p>
<p>Money is a necessary condition (of class as well), but not a sufficient one. Dependability of money flow, over a period of generations, is most important of all.</p>