Before you think I am one of them thar Choate type WASPs who’ve always attended the right schools.

Wrong. Me a PS grad.

I pay, but I also drive a vehicle (car is too nice a word) w/250K. No ski trips, no Carribean Cruises, inheritance, etc.

Not a downside here. No sympathy required. Just a reality from a choice made. Maybe someday.

Unless the voucher or tax break was offered because it was fair to all and offered a choice to those who actually benefit most (those living in crappy school districts w/out choice) I want nothing to do it.

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It’s almost as if they’ve given up, or don’t think they can possibly cut the mustard.

Sounds egalitarian, but I ain’t sure of the word “making”. Sounds Un-Lex-Like.

As you know Lex I opt out of govmint and pay for my kids schooling. Pay twice that is because I pay a good chunk of state/local tax (as a resident). I’m not going to critisize public schools here but my better 1/2 is a middle school math teach at a locally touted public school so I have some insight.

I have thought about this in the past and I will tell you I am lukewarm to vouchers and even tax breaks! (don’t choke filterman)

How can that be? Well, I can say it’s not from any social justice, levelling the playing field or reapportioning the wealth, ideas. Rather, IMV, everytime you obligate yourself to the govmint (tax break/voucher) there are strings. Next thing you know they are mandating cirriculum. ex- here in the Napoleonic dictatorship I dwell in the pols are always trying to ingratiate themselves to the parochial school voters by providing state textbooks and tax paid bus transportation. Both of those are materials and services, right? Sort of like snow plow service. Pay a tax, get a service, right? Makes sense but it is never simple. Caveats abound. Caveats are strings.

Nope. I’d rather pay once for one bad (inefficient?) system and once for the system of MY choice. I would prefer not to pay for two bad systems….

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