Charles Chieppo and Jamie Gass Guest Columnist In a republic based on the consent of the governed, there is a strong public interest in having an educated citizenry. Yet here in Massachusetts, the cradle of public schooling in America where the state constitution directs us to “cherish” education, we seem to dole out incentives for just about everything except education. Consider the Race Horse Development Fund. Since 2014 the commonwealth has spent nearly $80 million to subsidize a horse racing industry that’s dying from the increasing availability of other forms of gambling. Since most of the fund’s money comes from a tax on Plainridge Park Casino revenue, it amounts to a transfer from gamblers who tend to be low income to wealthy race horse owners.