vouchers to go where? There are 50.7 million school students in American class rooms this year. Profit is the motivator in the private sector. Collect as much in fees as possible and provide as little in service as can be gotten away with. Much like the health insurance business is operated. Health insurance companies are free to refuse potential insurers if their actuaries determine that the odds of not making money off that individual is to hi. Can see classrooms operated by robots, because their cost can be tax deductible, and they do not need a vacation. Would not like to see education operated in the manner of Trump U.
What private sector operation would set up shop with an elementary, middle and high school in Buffalo chip Montana or Nowhere Kansas? Private schools, church supported schools have an important place in the educational system, but they are not in any position to absorb 50.7 million students.
Where there is a demand for a service, someone will supply it. Education in this country was far superior before the government got involved. Vouchers would be for the poor. Everyone else would pay for their own children’s education. Can you imagine what you could do with the money you shell out now for property taxes? The private sector provides a superior product in every category. As Milton Friedman said, where would you rather eat ... your favorite restaurant or the local public school cafeteria?
What we need in health care is less government and less insurance. If providers and consumers were primarily the ones involved, then costs would go down and access and quality would improve. Look at the areas of health care that insurance doesn’t cover (LASIK eye surgery, cosmetic surgery) and you will see how much innovation has taken place and how costs have decreased.