Popa, I don’t have time right now for a full response (as your thoughtful post deserves), but I am working with the assumption that the numbers of point 1 don’t come close to nullifying the disparity, so I don’t think we’re shifting the problem to a different group, we’re addressing an internal numbers issue.
But your hashkafic point would make for an interesting discussion on its own.
And, yes, I am curious, and think it would be of some benefit, but it’s subject to cost/benefit analysis, and not knowing the cost, I’m in no position to j’accuse j’anyone of j’anything.