[Vision2020] Interesting Report by S&P on Michigan's Govt Schools

[Dale Courtney]

Debbie wrote: 
> So you think that every parent who receives a chunk of money 
> in order to educate their child would then immediately turn 
> that chunk over to a school (private or public)? I see major 
> problems with this

I want the poor to go to better schools than today. Free market schooling
can make this happen. It will deliver better education at less than half the
cost of government schools.

Americans now give $175-billion to charities each year. With the huge tax
cut, we can prudently predict $20-billion in new scholarships. 
For more information, please see Education: What About the Poor?
<http://www.fee.org/vnews.php?nid=221>

The top two-thirds of the families will be able to afford tuitions after the
$300-billion tax cut, but the poorest third will need financial help. We'll
need to raise an additional $20-billion each year for groups like the
Children's Scholarship Fund <http://www.scholarshipfund.org/index.asp>.

Economic libertarians have been thinking through these issues for years. The
bottom line is that we can get twice the schooling for half the price; *and*
it gives parental "choice". 

I'm always amazed that liberals are "pro-choice" when it comes to
exterminating life, but "anti-choice" when it comes to basic parental
rights. 

Dale Courtney
Moscow, Idaho