[MD] Value and the Individual

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Arlo Bensinger <ajb102 at psu.edu>:


> What you are doing is confusing this tax as only a "tuition" for 
> "your child". Then saying those attending private schools are paying 
> twice. That's just wrong. The "tax" is a public tax levied on ALL 
> citizens to sustain an educated populace. Whether or not YOU take 
> advantage of the public schools with your child is your choice. So 
> you have one payment that is everyone's contribution to sustaining an 
> educated populace, and another that is your optional choice to send 
> your child to a "private" school and pay tuition there.

No problem if taxes were in fact sustaining and educated populace. Unfortunately,
the government school system in the U.S. -- along with the government in Washington
-- is broken. That's why we need vouchers. Then schools will compete in a free
market. Bad schools will go out of business and parents can choose between good
schools for their children to attend. Further, paying twice for schools will be
eliminated.   


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