It's not hard to figure out a fair system for the amount of a voucher.
A tiered system based on the parents tax return.
Start with a base minimum voucher, whatever the lowest per student school system in state is. Probably at least $1,500.
Then you allow an additional amount equal to the most expensive public school system in the state, phased out based on higher income. Say, the maximum is $6,000, and the voucher is fully phased out at $250,000 in AGI. (Top 1%)
So, a poor family with $20,000 in AGI would get a voucher for $6,000 and could afford and could use that to fund a better education for their kids. While, an extremely wealthy family could only get a voucher for $1,500, and would have to make up the rest of their kids $14k in tuition out of pocket.
Sure, it is complicated. But trust me, this is much more simple than a Schedule D on your tax return. It could be a form you turn into the state board each year to receive your voucher, along with a copy of your most recent tax return. Or it could be computed automatically, and if you request open enrollment, simply spit out by the State Revenue computer. |
