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Originally posted by Rudey
However, school vouchers also create a problem where funding for bad schools would be drained and parents who care would flee.
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I see this as a good thing. Bad schools should be put out of business.
The only problem with vouchers, as I see it, is when only a nominal ammount is offered, like $500. This does benefit the rich only. When vouchers are offered that are equal to what public schools spend per child ($12,000 in NYC) then children will be able to escape the incompetence of so many public schools, and finally get a decent education.
The US spends more money per child on education than at any time in its history, and the results are not very good. Pouring more money into public education is just throwing good money at bad.
As someone who is pro-choice about everything, I can only hope that the public school system follows the same fate as the Berlin Wall.