Re: Paying for Schools (was: SOCIETY: Re: The privatization of public security)

From: Damien Sullivan (phoenix@ugcs.caltech.edu)
Date: Fri Aug 24 2001 - 21:23:46 MDT


On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 10:05:22AM +1000, Russell Blackford wrote:

> So, is there a way to redistribute money to the poorer people in the
> community to pay for a good education for their kids, while keeping the
> advantages of competition, decentralisation, etc, which Lee has extolled so
> persuasively?
 
So, is there a way to redistribute money to the poorer people in the
community to pay for good food for their kids, while keeping the advantages of
competition, decentralisation, etc, which Lee has extolled so persuasively?

> When the question is asked this way, it seems to force us towards
> considering some kind of voucher system. I've never been a great fan of
> voucher systems below the tertiary education level, but I'm starting to
> think this was just a (mildly) left-wing prejudice of mine. So let's make it

"Food stamps good."
"School vouchers bad."

I never understood why.

And no one even talks about housing stamps/vouchers.

-xx- Damien X-)



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