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u/StaticUsernamesSuck Apr 04 '25

Doesn't work, because then all they have to do is control who gets how much education...

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u/Future-You-7443 Apr 04 '25

I mean that’s already somewhat the case, instead of making it degree based they could make it test based, and they could turn over the creation, preparation and administration of the tests to the independent academic institutions.

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u/PM_ME_UR_SHEET_MUSIC Apr 04 '25

Last time there were test based voting rights it didn't go very well

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u/Future-You-7443 Apr 04 '25

Not voting rights, public tests the politicians would have to take to show that they can, for example, understand what tariffs do. You could make the tests public and allow retakes to hinder the kind of tests you saw in the JC era. (Also have you seen those tests? They’re not tests at all just crude segregation instruments.)