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Region: Equestria

Our town restored

((Gah, why does the song "In Our Town" suddenly make me feel the need to explain OTR's system to you?! SONGS SHOULD NOT DO THAT!
Ok, so I'm pretty sure what I settled on is that no one is eternally equal, but rather everyone has equal opportunities. Socioeconomic status is COMPLETELY based on your own deeds, not on what class you were born into. If you choose to not work hard in school, then you won't get into a good college, and your job options would be more limited than if you did get into a good college. However, there are still jobs that will hire you without a college degree, if you've trained in a skill they find appealing.
The idea behind this system is to eliminate wealth barriers such as rich kids getting into schools that poorer families could never afford, while still leaving the free market without complete government control.

I realize this probably wouldn't work so well in practice, but oh well. Trotterdam, feel free to point out flaws in my logic (as well as help fix said flaws, as a debate is meant to do).))

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