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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't forget that those private school parents are still paying the taxes that fund public schools. [/quote]

Right, but not entirely relevant. The schools  are NOT paying their fair share of taxes on the property. I, for example, pay all of my taxes (as I'm sure you do) and ALSO pay property taxes on my land (as I'm sure you do).  Why should a school (especially one who is so able to raise funds through tuition and other fundraisers) not pay it's property taxes?  It makes no sense.  And, to go specifically to your point: you paying taxes that go to the public schools makes sense (the schools ate available to ALL, whether or not you chose to send your child).  But to have taxpayers subsidizing private schools seems obscene b/c they are NOT for all, not for the "greater good.". They serve a small, exclusive sub- set of people who are more than willing to pay lots of  money for the privilege.  Public school is a right (and must be supported by tax dollars), private school is a privilege.  (Again, if my tax money didn't subsidize it, I wouldn't  have a complaint.)[/quote]

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