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I disagree with that. I homeschool my children- so I know how much it costs to supply a well rounded education which will allow them to be competitive in the workplace as well as make contributions to our country.

It is not cheap.

I spend approximately $500.00 on school supplies per year per child, But- hubby makes enough that I can stay home and survive on one income.

I also have two computers and many other resources that other families may not be able to afford.

I agree with you wholeheartedly that it is ultimately the parents responsibility to supply a good education to their children ,and that this should be done at the most minimal involvement of the government and the taxpayer. But since I consider an educated citizenry to be a benefit to all taxpayers- I see it as our responsibility to offer some educational resources to families who can not afford to homeschool or to are not able to homeschool.

Even though I pay taxes for a public school system- And I myself do not benefit from that system at all, I consider it my duty as an American to pay taxes so that some child somewhere will get an education.

I agree 100% that the taxes are too high and the by product of public education, in many cases is mediocre...My ideas to change that are obviously different than yours.