The notion that little Johnny needs to sit at the back of the bus on a hard seat while little Sally is upfront ensconced in a tufted, leather wrapped throne is beyond ludicrous. I wasn't sure if the author was was being serious or making some kind of Swiftian satire. There's nothing like reinforcing a centuries old class system to grease the wheels of social cohesion.
He was not seriously advocating such a system, merely saying that such a scenario would be the only way to get the richer parents to pay more, ala the airline model. Otherwise it's a simple act of charity.
I think the part where he said the poor kid "would be forced to sit on a spike," may have not been a serious proposal. Extrapolate from that what you will.
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The notion that little Johnny needs to sit at the back of the bus on a hard seat while little Sally is upfront ensconced in a tufted, leather wrapped throne is beyond ludicrous. I wasn't sure if the author was was being serious or making some kind of Swiftian satire. There's nothing like reinforcing a centuries old class system to grease the wheels of social cohesion.
He was not seriously advocating such a system, merely saying that such a scenario would be the only way to get the richer parents to pay more, ala the airline model. Otherwise it's a simple act of charity.
I think the part where he said the poor kid "would be forced to sit on a spike," may have not been a serious proposal. Extrapolate from that what you will.