[ALPAPilot]

But sometimes they ARE great schools that are governed and regulated at the most local level possible. As little government as possible at the most local level possible IS a conservative virtue.

Forcing other citizens to pay for the education of your child is stealing. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

[TomOnTheRun]

Forcing other citizens to pay for the education of your child is stealing. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

I believe a reasonable argument of "promoting the general welfare" could be made under almost any state constitution given that we can all be said to benefit from an educated society. (I certainly don't want to live in a society with 80% illiteracy rates.) If a state chooses to tax to educate and it does so in a legal fashion through our lawfully elected reps then I don't have a problem with it. If you believe otherwise then the burden is on you to convince others. Blanket assertions that it is theft probably won't sway anyone but the choir which is already singing that chorus.

[RFEngineer]

“Forcing other citizens to pay for the education of your child is stealing. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor. “

You know, for a bus driver, you are not well equipped for the arguments you are making.

How the heck do you get from a parent sending their kids to the local public school to coveting something of your neighbor is about as convoluted an argument as you can make.

Please elaborate.

[Frogtacos]

Forcing other citizens to pay for the education of your child is stealing.

I think you are way wrong with your assumption. Any number of parents can choose to homeschool or public school their kids. This will NOT change the property tax burden for ANYONE. I am now homeschooling my 2 kids, I can guarantee you my property taxes will not go down as a result. Even if half (or more) of the population chose to homeschool there wouldnt be a reduction on the financial burden of the rest of the population. The money would simply be routed elsewhere.