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[quote=Anonymous]Public money should be put into public institutions.  That is the whole point of the taxation system.

When we allow public money to be pulled out and distributed to individuals for private uses, it degrades the public institutions that no longer get that money.  They now need to do the same with less.

Public schools exist because in our country we  collectively agree that providing a free and appropriate education to every single child is a worthwhile venture.  Over the decades, we have seen a greater share of resources going to meet the increasing needs of our children that are education-adjacent.  Things like making sure children are fed so that they can learn better, providing increased transportation services to ensure that they can get to school safely, and ensuring that all children have equal access to educational opportunities.

Public school will never be the best solution for every family - it couldn't possibly be so because families and children come with so many different needs and desired educational outcomes.  But it does the best that it can to provide for the greatest number of children that it can.

If families feel that the public school system is inadequate for their children or if they are unsatisfied with it in some way, they are more than welcome to pursue alternative educational opportunities for their children.  But if those alternatives come at a cost, then they should pay for it themselves.

Public tax dollars should go to support the public educational system that we as a society have built and sustained expressly for that society. [/quote]

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