I do not know enough about this to be for or against it. But as a recent college grad it leaves me with two obvious questions.
1. This litigation doesn't address the issue of overpriced textbox, simply bypasses it all together. Is there anyone out there saying that the current selection of textbooks is bad in some way other then there price? I find it astounding that they would pass litigation in an attempt bypassing a whole industry instead of actually addressing the issue.
2. Why can these textbooks be made without this ligation?
Probably trying to bypass Texas, which usually decides text book standards based on market consumption.
Not sure how subsidies are going to make anything "better". I would think it would be a way for a lot of low quality producers to flood the market. Now, rather than competitive pressure potentially keeping quality in place, the state will need to provide oversight functions, either in awarding subsidies, or in mandating (and deciding) what goes into the textbooks, either of which will be another great place for patronage jobs.
1. This litigation doesn't address the issue of overpriced textbox, simply bypasses it all together. Is there anyone out there saying that the current selection of textbooks is bad in some way other then there price? I find it astounding that they would pass litigation in an attempt bypassing a whole industry instead of actually addressing the issue.
2. Why can these textbooks be made without this ligation?