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02-22-2012, 08:57 AM | #1 |
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I almost to the point....
... of saying "fuck it. You want smaller government, have it."
When you whine because it's not what you expected, go fuck yourself. If private enterprise wants road to move their goods and employees, and for consumers to get to their places of business, they can make road themselves. If you want protection, use your gun or get a dog. If you have a dispute with your employer, neighbor, grocer, handle it yourself. If you have 3 kids in school, send them to a private school and pay 3+ times what it would cost in public school, or home school them, and lose an income and your kids can be educated by an amateur. If fracking poisons your drinking water, or toxic waste is spilled on your property, move. If you get sick, go to your rabi. Have fun. Imma move to Canada.
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I feel ya, Spexx. As things around me break and deteriorate, and everything costs more and more and more, as everything seems to be a racket to squeeze one more penny out...I've about had it.
When you work your whole life and do better and better but you can't keep up with the cost of EVERYTHING, I've about had it. I'd love to move to Canada. Apparently though, it ain't as easy as it sounds. Bet I could get a job there though. *cue pseudo-patriots screaming: you don't like it? Then GO...we don't wantchoo here anyhow, you unamerican traitor. |
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This also means that, if you are a fan of public schools, you should be very happy with the people who decide not to use them. They don't cut the budget just because Timmy doesn't show up. The rest of the pupils get that dough and a better teacher-student ratio. Quote:
...homeschoolers, on the average, out-performed their counterparts in the public schools by 30 to 37 percentile points in all subjects. A significant finding when analyzing the data for 8th graders was the evidence that homeschoolers who are homeschooled two or more years score substantially higher than students who have been homeschooled one year or less. source Quote:
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I think you would find many people very happy to not have to pay taxes for public schools. Once my own kids get through public school, why would I want to pay to educate somebody else's kids? Older citizens routinely vote against school bond proposals.
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But others (like grandparents) are strong supporters of their schools. So I wouldn't want to characterize them as "routinely against...". Why would you want to pay to educate someone else's kids ? How about because someone paid for your education, not just your parents. This is my problem with corporations getting tax exemptions. They want their educated employees, but they don't want to pay for the education. Ummm... maybe not... maybe they do want dullards to pick their cotton. . |
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But just in non-Philly SEPA? Private school is generally much cheaper K-8 than 9-12 BUT, if you were Catholic (just because it's easier to find those numbers), you could have sent them all to St Pius X in Broomall for K-8 for $7,750 and saved the government all that money. The kids would have gotten a better education and the taxpayers a huge break, but hey! You saved like a thou per year! Then if you wanted to continue to be considerate, you could have sent them to Cardinal O'Hara for $11,700 per year ($3900 each) for 9-12. That would have only saved government only $21,915 per year. The joke's on you now, because as a taxpayer you will continue to spend money out of pocket every year to educate your neighbor's kids. And those little snots aren't learning shit. |
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pays whatever tuition is charged, do they not still pay the (property ?) taxes that support their public schools ... and all those little snots that are your neighbors ? |
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I didn't think the joke was on me. Why? Because the next generation was getting an education and was legally required to be shut up somewhere from 09.00-15.00 (approx) five days a week. Why would anyone want the next generation to be poorly educated or completely uneducated and potentially free to roam the streets from age 5?! Truancy is already a problem for some children, but at least schools can work closely with local Councils thanks to minimise it. I accept some children are home-schooled well. But as Spexx says, that's usually by educated parents, or at least in homes where parents can survive on one income. I shudder to think of the social divide that would be created by the withdrawal of free education. But then the idea has always horrifed me, since I first came across it here. I had no concept it was even an option in a developed country. |
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The Government that Governs Best is the Government that governs least. I don't know about you but I'd rather not have the G-Men controlling my life. Any program that promotes larger government should be thoroughly examined to see if it is a necessity.
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