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My state has the highest property taxes in the nation (as my tagline says). School taxes make up the bulk of those taxes, and we homeschool our kids.

I understand the benefit in encouraging competition among schools, but that can be achieved just as well (and free from government intrusion) on the open market.

The solution is not government funding of more schools... The solution is to cut funding of education altogether. The general public has been conned into believing that children won't learn how to read, write, and do arithmetic unless the state is funding schools.

We pay a lot of money in school taxes every year so that the neighborhood kids, whose parents can afford to drive big SUVs and take expensive vacations to Disneyworld, can attend public school everyday. I don't want to have to pay for their private school tuition, either. I want their parents to foot the bill for their own kids, instead of raising school taxes year after year and taking even more money away from my kids.

The solution is not government funding of more schools... The solution is to cut funding of education altogether.

I disagree with this... there are Americans who absolutely cannot afford to send their kids to school, and have to rely on government to provide education for their children... And if government doesnt provide education for the Americans who cannot afford education, we end up with skyrocketting crime... Believe me I'm anti-socialist as the next guy, but removing all education funding will devistate America... for the most part, middle class Americans on up should be able to pay for their childs education... but someone making 10$/ ph at Wal-Mart is hardly paying the rent at this point.

We pay a lot of money in school taxes every year so that the neighborhood kids, whose parents can afford to drive big SUVs and take expensive vacations to Disneyworld, can attend public school everyday. I don't want to have to pay for their private school tuition, either. I want their parents to foot the bill for their own kids, instead of raising school taxes year after year and taking even more money away from my kids.

I would agree to your plan also...I simply want all American (legal citizen) kids to get the best education possible...and that always involves choice....

I thank God Almighty that the gubmint is not in the "grocery store" bidness....but give em the opportunity and they will....imagine gubmint produce.....Ummmmmmmmm....