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I disagree with the general sentiment of sports being a collectivized spectacle. I think this article does a fairly good job of outlining why sport is so important in society: http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/culture/living/sports/5703-The-Joy-Football.html It briefly touches on multiple reasons why sport is a positive thing, but focuses on the idea of goal achievement, and merit based appointment for players.

Hello, I'm new to the forums, but I'm a big fan of Rand, and I have a question regarding public schooling. I'm currently a senior in high school and I'm a strong capitalist and I follow Rand's work and agree with virtually every aspect of Objectivism, and here is my dilemma: I cannot afford private schooling, (I'm talking about pre-college here) my family is not wealthy, and there is only one private school within reasonable distance. I don't believe I need to explain that private schooling being expensive is because of a government altered marketplace (not because of capitalism) here, but I've had to do so with my peers, when discussing public/private schooling. Now my family was never going to get rich with my parent's occupations, however I think if it were not for the government having a virtual monopoly on education I think that a capitalist education system would not only function but exceed the capacity of public education. However in the current marketplace private schooling is not competing for the majority of consumers. Private schools compete for selective markets like the quite wealthy or those who want a selective school such as a religious school. In fact most of the private schools I'm acquainted with are private on the basis of religion. So since I cannot afford private schooling, which would be the moral choice (this is mainly hypothetical as I've already made my choice and this discussion won't change that) Should I pursue my own rational self-interest by attending public schooling and moving on to college, OR should I stick to my moral belief in capitalism and refuse to participate in a public sector? If I choose to refuse participation, besides giving up desired career choices which require education, I could also (if I refused to attend prior to the legal drop-out age) force my parents to face consequences and possibly end up in some type of public run institution anyway. As a capitalist, and largely an objectivist, what is the moral choice?