I chose not to have children of my own, but I am *more* than happy to pay the school taxes that make up the bulk of my property tax. Every kid that goes to public school for 12 years will become an adult I may have to interact with at some point in the next 40 or 50 or 60 years that we share the earth. I'd like it to be a positive one. It's well worth the expense, imho. We none of us live in a social vacuum, regardless of how the self-seeking view it.
I believe this is being taken out of context in this thread. Context: Jeremy Corbyn said he'd introduce free school meals for all children at state schools in the UK, to be funded by a tax on the tuition fees of private school children. Some problems I can see include: 1) there are already free school meals in the UK for poorer families. 2) it is possible to send your child to a private school without being incredibly rich. Many people are willing to put as much of their earnings as they possibly can into putting their children through private school. 3) are private school kids tuition fees really the best source of tax revenue here? Why are they being singled out? 4) wealthy people's children can (and do) also attend state schools. Why should the parents of private school children be the ones to pick up the bill?
Wulfruna on April 6th, 2017 at 17:51 UTC »
It's always weird seeing people with no sympathy or empathy trying to get sympathy and empathy from others.
mischiffmaker on April 6th, 2017 at 17:54 UTC »
I chose not to have children of my own, but I am *more* than happy to pay the school taxes that make up the bulk of my property tax. Every kid that goes to public school for 12 years will become an adult I may have to interact with at some point in the next 40 or 50 or 60 years that we share the earth. I'd like it to be a positive one. It's well worth the expense, imho. We none of us live in a social vacuum, regardless of how the self-seeking view it.
bagpuss117 on April 6th, 2017 at 21:14 UTC »
I believe this is being taken out of context in this thread. Context: Jeremy Corbyn said he'd introduce free school meals for all children at state schools in the UK, to be funded by a tax on the tuition fees of private school children. Some problems I can see include: 1) there are already free school meals in the UK for poorer families. 2) it is possible to send your child to a private school without being incredibly rich. Many people are willing to put as much of their earnings as they possibly can into putting their children through private school. 3) are private school kids tuition fees really the best source of tax revenue here? Why are they being singled out? 4) wealthy people's children can (and do) also attend state schools. Why should the parents of private school children be the ones to pick up the bill?