It's similar in other countries, too:
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29765623
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/a-history-of-residential-schoo...
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29765623
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/a-history-of-residential-schoo...
Somebody have found an excellent way to distribute their responsibility on the whole population when amassing even more wealth for themself.