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From: mcal@ihuxb.UUCP (Mike Clifford)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Private school tax deduction vs NEA
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Date: Mon, 14-Nov-83 14:18:42 EST
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An article in the Nov. 13 Chicago Tribune described new lobbying
techniques used to communicate with lawmakers in Washington.
The article mentioned that the NEA (National Education Association)
is urging their members (teachers) to contact their representatives
in Washington and urge the Senators and Congressmen to vote against
a proposal that would allow federal taxpayers to deduct the cost of 
private school tuition.
I would like to hear why the NEA opposes the idea of tax breaks.
Obviously, one of the reasons could be that if the deductions were
allowed, more people would be enrolling their children in private
schools, and the declining public school would mean the loss of jobs
for many instructors. 
Perhaps the reason is that taxpayers who send their children to 
public school do not receive tax breaks.   It would seem to be that
these parents ARE receiving an indirect tax break because of the
subsidy provided by the taxpaying parents of children in private
schools.
I really haven't read much on the subject of private school tuition
being tax deductible, but it doesn't sound like a bad idea to me.
I would appreciate receive some more info, pro or con, from the
readers of net.politics,, via mail or this netgroup.

Mike Clifford
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