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To: greenspirit who wrote (25157)	10/3/1998 7:02:00 PM
From: Sam Ferguson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

It's just as bad to get tax exemptions for the church that could be used to educate the ignorant. There is no hypocracy greater than the Christian religion. Capitalism and Christianity has created more inequities in the last 2000 years than any other systems known. One percent of the population controls 33 percent of the wealth created while the next 9 percent control the next 33 percent. That leaves 34 percent of the wealth for the class that earns it. Our government has the most regressive tax system in the world.

To: greenspirit who wrote (25157)	10/3/1998 7:30:00 PM
From: Sam Ferguson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Perhaps you haven't heard of this method. Taking Education Seriously: A Reform Program for Australia's Schools Author: Ken Gannicott CIS Item Number: PM38 Pages: 190 Details: Australia's schools are much criticised by students, parents and employers. Despite significant increases in educational expenditure, satisfaction with performance has declined. Governments have responded to this discontent with a range of reforms. Taking Education Seriously explains why these reforms have failed to end criticism of the education system. This is because they do not deal with the fundamental problem that the education system is dominated by its producers rather than its consumers. So long as the supply of schools is limited by government regulation, there are major constraints on school diversity and competition. Taking Education Seriously proposes a reform program that does deal with education's fundamental problems. Its major recommendation is that charter schools be established. Charter schools are still public schools, funded by government. The difference is that they can be established by people outside the existing public sector - by parents, by teachers, by community organisations or other groups. The operators of charter schools would sign a performance contract with and educational authority, but would otherwise be free of most regulation. With a charter school system, all parents could choose the school that best suited their children.