[Twodees]

Why are we willing to allow the choice to be between vouchers or nothing? How do vouchers for low income families work? If a low income family isn't paying taxes anyway, how do they get a tax break? It sounds like a welfare scam to me, rather than what the word "voucher" implies.

[summer]

Twodees, I'll flag you on something so you can learn more.

[mafree]

I do agree that the choice shouldn't be between vouchers and nothing, but there aren't enough people really dedicated to reforming the public schools and making sure children/their families are serious about learning. Too many of those who get paychecks from the public school system seem not to care if things improve or not. The few of us outside the system who care only have a limited amount of time or resources to do anything. In a way, vouchers have helped many of the people who fall in the latter category.

[mafree]

Vouchers aren't really a "tax break"- they're more like a free coupon that has a specific use. Some of the families getting them do pay income taxes but others don't. They all pay other kinds of taxes though.