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To: miraje who wrote (3308)	6/21/1999 6:40:00 PM
From: truedog	Respond to of 13056

to:James Bowers from: truedog Re;government If we have never had a Libertarian government, how can there be one? You can't talk about something being a government when it has never existed. There probably never will be a Libertarian governement if they have to rely on your style of reasoning. Can a coin or dollar bill be considerded government property? The government prints it or mints it as a method of exchange but, once in the hands of an individual, it is his, not the governements. People that don't pick nits knew I was referring to nativity scenes, etc. of government real estate. truedog

To: miraje who wrote (3308)	6/22/1999 11:57:00 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 13056

We're off and running on this issue. According to radio news this morning, Gov. Jeb Bush in Florida signed a law to issue vouchers to parents to be used for education at whatever school (including religious) they choose. A court challenge is expected. While in theory in would be better if all parents directly paid for the education of their children themselves, many would not, so the state ends up being a conduit. Given that reality, I consider vouchers to be a better solution than the current situation of forcing parents to either place their children in state-owned, state-operated schools OR pay tuition to a private school PLUS taxes to the state for schools they do not use. If this experiment is permitted by the courts to go forward (unlikely), there are going to be some problems and some bumps. Some parents will knowingly and intentionally place their children in poor schools. Some of these will believe that an emotionally-based, touchy-feely education will produce "better people" even though those people can't read or write well or get a job. (Yeah, I know those are hot-button words.) Their children will be the casualties of this experiment. Public schools (if they survive) will have a tough transitional period adjusting to the inevitable loss of revenue.