Originally Posted by
EMG
Apparently, in some areas, we don't. We punish the innocent taxpayer for social problems which are just as much no fault of THEIR own.
True. I am just arguing the principle.
I know it's hard to believe based on my comments here, but I'm not really as much of an ogre as it may seem. I've made my share of charitable contributions. But it is one thing to be in the drivers' seat with the prerogative to personally evaluate the worthiness of causes and contribute accordingly and quite another to be forced to pay for the irresponsibility of others.
I'll lay it right on the line: in my opinion, in the perfect world, there would be no such thing as public education. And in the perfect world, that would work out just fine, because in the perfect world, all parents would be responsible, and would be paying for their own children's education - in private school. This would eliminate teachers' unions and force competitiveness in much the same way as charter schools to some extent already do. In the perfect world, parents would sacrifice in other areas to ensure that they could place priority on the cost of their children's educations, rather than constantly having their hands out to others who aren't responsible for their children. And in the perfect world, parents would instill morals and discipline in their children, so that teachers would neither be working in "combat zones" nor be responsible for assuming a duty that belongs to the parent.