and I largely feel that way about education. I'm glad that my tax contribution gets spent on education, but I don't have kids - I'm just glad that someone else's kids get the opportunity for an education.
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xjx388
let people spend that money for their own kid's education as they see fit.
Absolutely not. No child should be subjected to the whims of their parents. Not only does that model simply result in education for the rich and neglect for the poor, education can be the springboard to so many other things that should be possible for everyone, not just those that can afford it.
There is no doubt that state education systems can and must be improved, but you don't improve those systems by scrapping them. It's hard, but nobody said life was easy.