Unfortunately, for all our massive expenditure on government education we turn out a lot of students who can't read, write, or do math.
Back a couple of hundred years ago, it was decided that it was better for the country to have informed and educated citizens. States and localities implemented "poor taxes" so that children whose parents couldn't afford tuition and books could still go to school.
Well, do we have more informed and educated citizens? Is there more or less civic involvement now compared to then?
As I pointed out in #75, today's "poor taxes" (schools taxes) account for about 75% of your property taxes and about 40% of your state taxes. Do you think that represents good value for money?
If your proposal is implemented, what do you propose to do about the children whose parents can't afford to pay for their schooling?
How about voluntary charity?
I think we have a higher percentage of people who are able to read. I'm not sure about the civic involvement - do you know?
As I pointed out in #75, today's "poor taxes" (schools taxes) account for about 75% of your property taxes and about 40% of your state taxes. Do you think that represents good value for money?
What do you consider good value? Do you think it's how much I'm paying compared to how much I'd pay for a private school education for my children? Or is it the number of students whose education I'm able to finance through my taxes? Or is it the quality of education overall in my state and district?
How about voluntary charity?
How many poor students are you willing to send to private school? Are you doing so now?
I suspect if that option worked well, the government wouldn't have gotten involved in the first place.