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I actually debated one of my friends the other day on this subject.
He lives in an upper middle class neighborhood. He opposes vouchers. His logic is that most people in his county already use private schools. So if vouchers were allowed, it would mean a net drop in school funding for existing students in the private system (same number of students, less funding due to vouchers taking money out of the system).
I pointed out how this was unfair to those people; they are tax payers too, why shouldnt they be able to get their tax money back if they are not using public services anyway? "Tough shіt. Screw em. My kids come first" was his basic answer.
Which I can actually respect. He didnt try the "Schools are social services" cop out. He just admitted he was exploiting them (the wealthy) and that he didnt care. He is honest if nothing else.
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