"kontiki" wrote in message
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Matt W. Barrow wrote:


Bingo! That is exactly how it should work. People should have
choice in how their money is spent but the NEA (and politicians)
is dead set against all of that. They are all for choice in reproduction
but when it comes to public education they want institutionalized
mediocrity and continues status quo (job security I guess).

Yet you want tax funded education? He who pays sets the rules. Ain't got
to happen and wouldn't if the teacher unions fell asleep and it somehow
passed.




What? I never said I favor tax funded education.

Umm.." girish" said, "Low income families could then be given coupons paid
for by taxpayer money
that can be redeemed for education in private schools."

And you said, "Bingo! That is exactly how it should work."

Operative word: "exactly"

To me, that sounds like you agree.

Personally I think
everyone should be responsible for their _own_ children's education
and not expect other people to pay for it. (of course that would
never happen because it requires people to assume responsibility for
their own life and that is politically incorrect in this day and age)
The straight tax credit is an excellent way to go, but also requires
assumes people will accept responsibility for their own and their
children's life and we know people are used to the government doing
that.


I was simply applauding the previous posters idea because it
has a lot of merit and certainly a hell of a lot better than the
way we things are done now.

Quite.

If you can't feed, clothe, provide for their education, provide for thei
health care, etc., for you kids, don't have them. Don't make them parasites
at the public trough.