Which should make a “vintage bottle of Chateau Margaux” about $10, right? Well, no. A 2007, which apparently is not really drinkable, will run you at least $500, while a 2000, which most “experts” say you can drink now, is at least $1,000. In his own article, here, Steve admits that the child/teacher ratio in France is “high” by American standards, but, not surprisingly, the food is terrific! “poached fish, cauliflower mousse, parsleyed potatoes and Camembert cheese”!* No word about the wines, but I presume that they were “appropriate.”
Afterwords
Steve wrote his article way back in 1993, so if it’s out of date it’s my fault (or Cohn’s), not his. But let’s leave the Chateau Margaux jokes out of discussions of social policy, shall we?
*In the U.S., Steve notes with a shudder, the kids are given nothing but peanut butter. Of course, 99.99% of kids prefer peanut butter, in the U.S. at least, but Steve doesn’t care about that. He thinks that people should be given, not what they want, but what they ought to want. Which is why is thinks the U.S. should be more like France.
