Eb2, on 30 January 2011 - 06:41 AM, said:
Your list is proof that a levy was not required to raise funds to repair flood damage.
So if a bunch of amateur bloggers can solve the problem than why cant the government.
Yes I know the opposition are being hypocritical and yes
I know Steve Lewis is a Liberal stooge but it wasn't the point of linking the article.
Epicurus, on 30 January 2011 - 07:00 AM, said:
Following on from these posts, its time for my Public vs. Private schooling education post.
MY POLITICAL CONCEIT
There’s an argument that’s often made that sending your child to a private school saves taxpayer money – I didn’t get it. It sounds like you are being taxed at a higher rate for sending the child/ren to a private school when you take private school fees into account.
Outside the curriculum private schools shouldn’t receive any public monies in my opinion.
There is also usually a voucher system proposal in this debate.
Its a voucher worth $x so you can choose to go to either a public or private school.
Or alternatively, the government funding private schools beyond the curriculum.
But doesn’t this make both schools public defeating the point of a private enterprise system? Thus making all schools public.
Before continuing I must say I still agree with the intent of that. However I have finally understood how sending a child to a private school saves the taxpayer money because it is a lesser burden on the public school system on having to support that child so in theory allows more money to spent on public school education as the parent is still effectively paying for both school systems, one via tax and the other via choice.
My problem with this is it is unlikely ever to be the child or children’s parents intent to alleviate the burden on the public school system. Even if a few do have that intent, it is unlikely that a large number of them share that intent.
I can support the result of a parent to send to their children to a private school but not their perceived intent.
As a result oriented individual I have no choice but to accept that Private Education when applied properly is a good thing.