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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
He reminds me of a number of partners here who vigorously oppose vouchers because public schooling is a great equilizer and people should not be able to opt out to the detriment of the public system, but put their kids in private school.
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Vouchers remove funds from public education, plain and simple. People who live in a district that does not have a voucher plan and who send their kids to private schools actually add money to public education -- they still pay taxes, yet their kids aren't taking up space in a classroom.
I agree that many public education systems in this country suck (and many are excellent, and funding amounts per student aren't necessarily the reason for why systems are either good or bad) and that radical solutions may be required. However, giving them less money to spend to educate kids (which is what vouchers will do) doesn't seem like an idea that makes any sense. Merely shouting "the schools need to learn about competition!" doesn't change that analysis.
