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To: C Kahn who wrote (85)	11/1/1999 2:55:00 PM
From: truedog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 247

to: C Kahn from: truedog Colleen, it appears that the "John Doe" who started the "get rich" thread has disappeared, as has his thread. I applaud the officials that caused this to happen. ^ ^ ^TD

To: C Kahn who wrote (85)	11/2/1999 1:52:00 AM
From: James1000	Respond to of 247

C Kahn, I would be naive to think that those ideas could happen even in the next decade or two. That would simply be the best way to run the government. But, the government doesn't want to do things the best way in the first place, they want to do things the same way plus a few extra useless programs every year. (e.g. the popcorn board). An idea they'd like for next year would be a light bulb committee. A few things that I mentioned are already being considered though. If I remember right, bills to allow the government to help pay private school bills have been through congress. Does anyone know when that was if Im right? It would make a lot of sense because they would save a lot of money. It costs about $7,000 per student per year for most schools. Local governments could dramatically increase the quality of education or save a lot of money by paying 3,500 per year (half what it would cost them) to parents who send their children to private schools. For a few years I went to a private school and $3,500 would have about covered the whole bill. I had to go back to public schools because my parents couldn't afford to keep me there. Subsidizing education makes so much sense I just have to ask why not?