> Why can't our "betters" resolve such a problem instead of side-stepping it. That's what a good person would do.
Because our politicians do not serve the population first. They serve their respective parties and their donors first, no matter the country.
Additionally, improving education systems is hard, expensive and takes longer than a typical election cycle, while it is easy, cost-saving and fast to gut education systems. When shit hits the fan after ~10 years, the politicians who decided to gut the systems often enough are no longer in office.
Because our politicians do not serve the population first. They serve their respective parties and their donors first, no matter the country.
Additionally, improving education systems is hard, expensive and takes longer than a typical election cycle, while it is easy, cost-saving and fast to gut education systems. When shit hits the fan after ~10 years, the politicians who decided to gut the systems often enough are no longer in office.