And guess who will pay for that welfare?
The voucher program supported by our local state representatives is pretty simple to understand. The State will give $6000 to a family to send their kid to private school instead of public school. Guess who will pay for this?
You will. (Duh!) Let’s say that family pays $2000/year in school taxes and decides to take their kids out of public schools. They will receive $6000 from the state, $4000 MORE than what they put in. WTF? Why do we, those who pay school taxes, have to subsidize their decision to leave public schools? Look if vouchers are going to pass then those who want a voucher should never get more than they put in. That is also very simple to understand. That is what is called wealthy welfare.
Let’s just call vouchers what they really are. Welfare for the wealthy.
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[…] My personal issue with this bill besides cutting funding to Public Schools, is that this bill will give parents 10 times more money than what they contribute to public education. If you pay $1000 in school taxes the State will give you $9000 more, all paid for with your tax dollars. This is nothing more than Welfare for the Wealthy. […]