What about the people, especially children, who do not have the money to pay for park access or to buy books?
Kids of all ages play in the soccer fields and baseball diamonds at our parks - there were so many teams competing for fields that the municipality had to open another park of just playing fields, purchasing one of the last open spaces left when a large farm owner passed away. (The maintenance is financed by the adult teams that play in competitive rounds, but anyone can use the facilities at no charge.)
Our public library is always full of kids - and adults - when I go there once or twice a week. It fills up as soon as the middle school lets out, with children using the computers and research facilities for their homework. Our township is very diverse economically, and a lot of kids do not have computers or internet access ot home. much less the money to buy books.
There is a civic interest in making sure that all children, not merely those who can afford it, can learn and play safely.
>> What about the people, especially children, who do not have the money to pay for park access or to buy books?
(1) Charity. People are even more generous when they’re not taxed to death. Charitable facilities for children’s recreation and learning activities are hardly unheard of.
(2) Schools and day cares (private and otherwise) have playgrounds, computers and libraries.
If people truly value these services, they can donate the exact amount that’s being taxed to a charity to run these things ... and they’d probably be run more efficiently.
Privatization via charity and marketization is almost always superior to government control. I find it odd that I’m needing to reiterate the value of voluntary spending/giving over tax-and-spend. Since when is government the preferable solution?
SnakeDoc