Interesting idea about forcing the rich to partake in public systems and not escape from it by paying for private amenities. Free public education until a bachelor's degree for anyone who wants it should be an option. Likewise, parents who want to pay for private school from kindergarten should be able to fulfill that wish. I am not sure a one size fits all mandate is the right answer. The legal system would benefit a great deal if court assigned attorneys were the only option for one and all specially that AI is now available and can be use to resolve most things without the matter needing to get in front of a judge.
Both sides submit their filings and the AI can provide a decision based on how the judges in that court will likely rule. If that is found acceptable, everyone goes home with the situation resolved. If that is not workable, then they get their assigned lawyers who will a fixed number of hours on the case and be paid a fixed amount. There won't be incentives to drag things out needlessly for anyone involved. Settlements should qualify for some incentives for all so there is all around eagerness to get to that point and go home. People might be more willing to resolve issues in a way that is tolerable to both sides if the benefits of a prolonged fight cease to exist - that is already a useful step towards stanching the rot in the system.
I grew up in India in a time when the system was rotten and there were very few options to bypass it unless you were rich enough to be above the law. Even the well-do, affluent would not make the cut. Forcing everyone through the public system was the de-facto option that the author imagines will serve us well in America. It won't - the country will slide into larger decline pulling everyone down as it does. But there will be the class of people who will still remain untouched - the bar for the class will be higher and there will be greater incentive to achieve it by whatever means possible. Not sure if that will serve the overall population well.
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