nice article

[kandrathe]

Correction: SOME teachers could make into 6 figures. Fact is, the amount of people that can pay $15,000 per student per year for any school is ridiculously small and not a very good example of how well teachers could be doing as a whole.

In our state, the cost per pupil in public schools depends on school district but ranges from $5,524 to $14,446 with the only difference being that the the bulk of the bill is paid by property taxes. Of course, the quality of the education does not correlate at all to the price paid per pupil.

You don't believe in class warfare, yet the quickest way you will ever get there is to capitalize education. The educated vs. The uneducated masses.

The option exists now for the rich. It is the mid middle class and below that cannot afford to pay twice for their children's education, once in property taxes to fund public and then also for their private tuitions. In fact you will find that the very best private schools educate the sons and daughters of the wealthiest people.

There is also the question of fairness for land owners to bear the burden every year for funding schools. The fair use of property tax would be to fund those things provided to local citizens by the municipality that everyone uses, like the politicians, police, fire, roads, etc. This would be a fair user fee for services provided. But, the way it is now, single people pay, grandma's pay, everyone pays whether they have zero kids or 12 kids. I have two kids, and I think it would be fair for parents to help figure out how to educate their own children. You would be surprised at how prices would become affordable if people started having to make their own choices. I feel this applies to health care as well.

If poor people need help with school tuition, health care, housing, food, etc, then the voters would be able to decide to have their government pick up the tab for those people. Handouts of the peoples money should be above board, and not masked by inherent socialism.