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To: BWAC who wrote (223)	8/15/2000 12:00:33 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 666

So, what will you do with your non-cash voucher? I think this makes sense as you'll be able to support the system of your choice also.

To: BWAC who wrote (223)	8/15/2000 12:23:46 PM
From: BDR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 666

<<Does the non-cash voucher not free up the parents own cash to be used for those such personal spending items?>> I think you misunderstand how a voucher system would work. Vouchers would go to everyone with children, not just to parents of children in private schools. Parents would then decide whether to give their voucher to the local public school, if they are satisfied with its performance, or perhaps to another public school elsewhere if they will take their kids or to a private school. I am not sure whether homeschoolers would get vouchers, too, under the systems proposed. Public schools that lose enrollment would get less money, true. But the per child revenue would be the same across the board. I assume that private schools could still charge an amount in excess of the amount represented by the voucher but in most cases vouchers would cover private school tuition. WHAT WOULD A SCHOOL VOUCHER BUY? THE REAL COST OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS cato.org The main difference would be that the distribution of tax money already earmarked for education would be controlled by parents and not centralized planning boards. I am worried, though, that Federal and State regulation would be attached to voucher use leading to state intrusion into private schooling. I know some private school administrators oppose vouchers because of exactly that concern. Vouchers and Educational Freedom: A Debate cato.org I think you are confused but the confusion comes from listening too much to the opponents of vouchers.