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To: epicure who wrote (66438)	12/13/1999 12:09:00 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 108807

<<If that burdens only the parents that isn't fair- the whole society gets the benefit of educated kids, >> But the parents get more benefits from their educated kids than I will ever see. I just think the parents should pay more than I do.

To: epicure who wrote (66438)	12/13/1999 6:05:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

X, you make the assumption that if your neighbor were taxed more, you would be taxed less. Unfortunately, government doesn't work that way. They would simply find ways, mostly wasteful, to spend all the additional revenue and then tax you more. That's why prop 13 makes sense. It actually limits the incredible waste in government by cutting it off at the blood supply. The revenue stream. The root cause to the education problem is not money, but government. The answer is vouchers or charter schools. An "Urgency to change" and meet the customers needs simply doesn't exist in a completely controlled monopolistic government school system. The waste of resources in K-1 thru K-12 government schools is profound! In the state of Washington there are 2 administrators for every 1 teacher. It's an absurd gravy train sucking the life energy out of the average American who cares about the next generation getting a quality education. The time has finally come to end this socialistic experiment. The signs of decay are deeper than those seen in the Soviet Unions heyday! Government has a role to play in ensuring quality education for all our children. But when private enterprise solutions, such as vouchers and charters schools are available, we should recognize the limits of socialism and embrace solutions which link the free enterprise system and government. No clearer case of the need for that linkage exists today then in the education arena. Michael