It's refreshing to see the occasional reminder, such as yours, that our situation in America is unusually bad.

> How is this system supposed to work well? It seems to be clearly designed to make money, not to educate people, which doesn't seem like a good way to enhance and maintain your society.

It does work well, for certain interests. But it's the same for almost any important financial concern in America. Taxes, utilities, medical care, retirement funding, most of our important systems are intentionally structured to fatten the wallets of powerful interests at the expense of maintaining society. And it's only getting worse, as the trade deals currently under negotiation clearly demonstrate.