People already know what the "quality" of "education" their children are getting (or not getting) in public schools. The liberals' response is always that there is not enough money in education budgets and use the poor education to actually increase the spending, taxes and benefits for the "education system".
What needs to be done is for people to find out how much BIG EDUCATION is costing them (whether they have children in school or not), and keep hammering at this message until most people will decide that, as Robert Redford's character Bill McKay said in The Candidate (1972), "there's got to be a better way!" of educating the kids - one that doesn't cost nearly as much money as it does now and one that (with the help of technology and market forces) spends less on teachers and books and "materials" and more on teaching.
Then, you will see progress... Until then, the government will keep transferring your money into their pockets via "education", "environment," "healthcare," "infrastructure," "union works," "your taxpayers money at work" etc. etc.
I like the sentiment, but don't see how it helps as long as our progressive tax structure is skewed as it is.
Welfare moms would find out the Big Education costs them nothing...maybe it would show them that they get more benefits the more they have illegitimate kids!
Taxpayers without kids would get reminded that they are getting hosed.
And rich people would probably reduce their private philanthropy when they realize how many kids they're already supporting.
The true cost is far more than just property, sales, and income taxes.
The true cost of collectivist government indoctrination ( schooling) is LOST JOBS that go permanently overseas, higher unemployment, under employment, less opportunity, fewer other essential government services, and deteriorating infrastructure.
Also....School taxes are money sucked out of the economy that could be used to create real wealth and health ( and gee! some fun, too!) and stimulate invention and growth.
A micro-economic example:
I ran a health clinic until I retired. I paid property taxes ( AKA: collectivist school taxes) on the building, but I also paid property taxes ( AKA: collectivist school taxes) on every piece of equipment that I purchased for the office, the very equipment that delivered the health care!
**ALL** of the property tax ( AKA: collectivist school tax) was passed on to the patient ( client or customer) in the form of higher prices. **All** the consumable supplies that were used also contained in their prices these hidden collectivist school taxes and these costs were passed on to the patient.
Well?...Is a “duh” needed here? Will a business locate in a country with higher costs or in one with a lower costs? Will U.S. goods, priced to include its high collectivist school taxes, be at an advantage or disadvantage in the world market? Answer: NO!