Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site hammer.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!orca!hammer!charliem From: charliem@hammer.UUCP (Charlie Mills) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: school taxes Message-ID: <1003@hammer.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Nov-84 12:30:11 EST Article-I.D.: hammer.1003 Posted: Mon Nov 12 12:30:11 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Nov-84 06:48:15 EST References: <419@hogpd.UUCP> Reply-To: charliem@hammer.UUCP (Charlie Mills) Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 28 Summary: In article brower@fortune.UUCP (Richard Brower) writes: >> >> I have heard people object to paying school taxes on the grounds >> that they have no children in public school. I do have children >> in public school, so I'm not very objective on this subject. >> I'd like to see some discussion of it here. > >I believe that schools (particularly puplic schools) are for the good of >society, and as such are worthy of support by all members of such a society. >I may be forced to change my opinion if public schools start teaching >Christian prayer, myths as science, or other things not benefitial to >society as a whole. > Right on! I'm not at all objective on this either. I can't imagine that anyone who reads this newsgroup is objective about school. Public education has nothing to do with charity. The idea is that if you want to have a democracy, you want everyone who votes to be equipped to do so intelligently. For example, it is in my own self-interest that the majority of Americans be well enough educated that they don't fall for demagogues or movie actors. The movement against property taxes is at its root just good old American anti-intellectualism. -- Charlie Mills uucp: ..{ucbvax,decvax,uw-beaver,hplabs,ihnp4,allegra}!tektronix!hammer!charliem