The haves and the have-yachts

I just liked the line in this article that described Sydney as fast becoming a city of the "haves and the have-yachts". The article sounds disturbing, in that most people surveyed apparently didn’t have family high on their list of priorities. But, when you look at the yardstick of the importance of family that was used, it was what sort of a priority is paying for your child’s education.

I dare say that there are people out there for whom family is their very highest priority, but for whom paying for "elite private schools" is NOT a priority when it comes to doing the best thing for their family. The alternatives given did appear to be retiring early and travelling, but that's beside the point of the soap box I am currently on. Since when did buying your children a place at university become the measure of the importance you give to family?