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Yes, with wealth you can work much less (if at all) and spend time with your child. Furthermore, wealthier parents have jobs which exercise their minds, so they're not deadened and just want to plop in front of the TV. Their managers are much more polite to them, so they're not so angry. Less financial woes means less family fights and likelihood of abuse.

For a zillion reasons, I agree, and would never want to put a child through a family institution without sufficient wealth. Because in the world I live in, kinship and economic institutions are horrifically dysfunctional. Lucky people get to reach their potentials; most certainly don't. They go to schools whose interests are something other than supporting the child's personal interests.

This dissident put it well: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpbGHZuVsw0)




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