Education doesn't cost 40,000 a year just because thats what Andover charges for it... and if you think that our entrepreneurial community can't figure out a way to educate grade school students for under ten thousand a year then you haven't been paying much attention to what this website is about... Also for people who would prefer to send their kids to a school that costs 20k they're still having to take into consideration that the true cost is closer to 30k because they're still paying taxes towards a system they aren't using.
The most compelling point I think about vouchers is that it removes the monopoly the federal government has on our most precious resource, namely the developing minds of our youth... and just like they taught me in public schools growing up... when real competition doesn't exist the consumer suffers and that is the most basic truth about why our education system is subpar.
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Education doesn't cost 40,000 a year just because thats what Andover charges for it... and if you think that our entrepreneurial community can't figure out a way to educate grade school students for under ten thousand a year then you haven't been paying much attention to what this website is about... Also for people who would prefer to send their kids to a school that costs 20k they're still having to take into consideration that the true cost is closer to 30k because they're still paying taxes towards a system they aren't using.
The most compelling point I think about vouchers is that it removes the monopoly the federal government has on our most precious resource, namely the developing minds of our youth... and just like they taught me in public schools growing up... when real competition doesn't exist the consumer suffers and that is the most basic truth about why our education system is subpar.