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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.

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.

For our system to work, we must have a lot of consensus, and a minimal amount of coercion.

All taxes involve coercion, unlike purchases made at stores, or donations to charities. Because of the coercive nature of taxes, we would do well to minimize them, and eliminate them where we can.

Taxes hurt the pocketbook, but they do more damage by substituting coercion for persuasion.