On Sat, Apr 29, 2006 at 11:23:57PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > Christopher Nelson wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 29, 2006 at 07:41:47PM -0700, Steve Lamb wrote: > > > >> You're also pricing against a limited market. If the market were more > >>open then prices would fall as more would enter the market. On the flip > >>side > >>if the parents aren't paying for public schooling via taxes one would > >>presume > >>the money they save there could be applied to private schooling? > > > > It could be, but a more salient question might be, would it be applied > > to private schooling? There are people I know who despite the evidence > > they should, don't spend in retirement funds, etc., and probably would > > buy an extra case of beer instead of paying their kid's tuition. > > > So what? Repeat after me, "the government is not a babysitter." Now, > repeat that until you believe it. Seriously. This is the same reason > why I believe we should abolish social security. Besides, there are > people who now go out and buy lottery tickets or another case of beer, > rather than food for their children. IMHO, that is more reprehensible. > The point is, that people will be people, no matter what.
Agreed, that is more reprehensible. As for the rest (and the rest of the thread), I see that we are at an impasse, and so I will stop pretending I can change your views and hope the reciprocal will also occur. -- Christopher Nelson -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- All I kin say is when you finds yo'self wanderin' in a peach orchard, ya don't go lookin' for rutabagas. -- Kingfish -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
