Larry Garfield wrote: > Except that it's not a 1:1 tradeoff. The tuition cost for a good private > school is more than what an individual family would get back in their taxes > by eliminating public schools. Substantially more.
How do you know? Right now the cost per pupil for public schooling is
higher than private. That implies that they'd get back more.
Secondly if there is more competition prices would be lower. You're
comparing a semi-open market to an unknown quantity.
> What you're forgetting is that the cost of public education is spread out
> over
> the entire community, rather than placed just at the feet of those with kids
> in the system at the moment.
With kids, full stop. Never had 'em, never will.
> That reduces the amount a given family needs to pay, and spreads it over a
> longer period of time.
It also masks the costs. They pay the same if they have 0 or 20 children.
That's an undue burden on other people.
> My neighbor growing up
> never had kids, but her property taxes helped send me to a good public school
> so that I had a decent education and am now contributing to the economy that
> is paying for her nursing home, and my social security income tax payments
> allows her to afford to eat.
Now, prove that she is better off having done that instead of having that
money to do as she pleases. That's the problem. You (and others) are stating
benefits where there may be none.
> It does all come around in the end. A rising tide lifts all ships. Selfish
> greed just leaves most people destitute.
Yes, and exactly how many closed economies have lifted all ships? You're
right, though, it is selfish greed that leaves most people destitute. The way
I look at it the entire Social Security, public schooling scam is the most
selfish of all.
I don't want to have to plan for my future. I want *YOU* to take care of
it.
I don't want to pay for my children. I want *YOU* to pay for them.
I think it is actually rather selfless to say "No thanks, I'll take care
of it." But guess what, we don't have that choice because of the selfish
decisions of others.
--
Steve C. Lamb | But who decides what they dream?
PGP Key: 8B6E99C5 | And dream I do...
-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------
signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature
