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actually, I went to a parochial catholic school k-12 !

again, I believe voucher use will be minimal

The voucher can also be used to go to another public school, so the 8 grand aint reduced, it's just redirected

Plus, my local high school charges MORE for out of district students. They get approx 9 grand per student, but they charge out of district students 13,000.
also, the government doesn't foot the whole bill, MY property taxes pay for a good portion.
MY property tax bill for the year 2000 is $2590.26.
The grade school district gets: 1048.41
The high school district gets: 703.13
The college district gets: 67.69
plus an additional 43.49 goes to pensions for these districts for a total of 1875.53 which is approx. 72% of MY tax bill.
So who is really footing the bill ? Will vouchers reduce my property taxes ?

let me go to the absurd here...if EVERYONE leaves my district with vouchers, will my taxes be reduced to $725.46 ??? I don't think so

Will the federal money saved by having no school district here be returned to the taxpayers ???? nah, it will be redirected to wherever the kids went.

vouchers are being touted by the same party that at one time, wanted to dissolve the Dept. of HEW
...TOO FUNNY !

If it were up to me, I'd seriously consider abolishing the public school system completely and letting parents "buy" education for their children just like they now buy food and shelter for them. No vouchers necessary. Some kids might not get a good education, but they would be fewer than those who are NOW not getting ANY education. However, I am some kind of "extremist," and my ideas have no chance in the current policitally correct climate. Vouchers are the next best thing, if done properly. You might be interested in an article I wrote on it at my website.