Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (35216)	11/4/1998 7:29:00 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Hi, Skeet. >>>>>i'm sure you can afford a private school. so, why not pay? i'm not being hypocritical as i'm willing to pay for a private school and, more than likely, am not nearly as well off as yourself.<<<<< Skeet, my point was that after careful investigation, I determined that my kids are presently getting a better education in public schools. Am I being a hypocrite? Depends on whether you think that by paying hefty property taxes, I am already paying for my kids to go to public school.<g> My opinion is that by paying taxes, I pay for my kid's education. If voucher system passed, taxpayers who sent their private schools would be given a rebate so that they could pay for private schools, and therefore only pay for one system at a time. That would reduce amount available to educate my kids, but I still support it. >>>>>the issue is not education. it is finances.<<<<< I suggest that one issue you omitted is racism. "Safe neighborhood" is code for de facto segregation, so is "inner city." Rather than deal effectively with social problems, even liberals put their kids in private schools, e.g., Chelsea did not attend D.C. public school. I don't blame the Clintons, but I do think they missed an opportunity to make a genuine contribution toward solving the problem. CobaltBlue