One of the many complaints I have about the Democratic platform is how they complain about people not finishing high school or going to college while simultaneously pushing policies that make life easier for those people. It's like they don't understand that these people are just responding to incentives. If you increase welfare, make it easier to get free healthcare, foodstamps, etc., then people have less incentive to finish high school or go to college.
In Michelle Obama's speech last night. She said "Like so many American families, our families weren't asking for much...They simply believed in that fundamental American promise that, even if you don't start out with much, if you work hard and do what you're supposed to do, then you should be able to build a decent life for yourself and an even better life for your kids and grandkids." [Emphasis mine]
Do you think she believes "what you're supposed to do" includes finishing high school? If it doesn't, then what does it mean? If it does, then should we make welfare programs contingent on a diploma?
Here's a counter-argument.
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