[trisham]

The vast amount of money freed up by dismantling the public school system would be startup money for plenty of good private schools, allow working mothers to stay home and home school, and so on.

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Excellent point. The average salary of a public school teacher in Boston is $80,000. IIRC, when they retire, they continue to receive 80% of their salaries and health care for the rest of their lives. They pay in to the salary fund 65% while employed, and the taxpayer is responsible for the balance.

[little jeremiah]

$80 grand, wow!!

And think of the lower property taxes!!!

Of course, all those school administration and teachers would have to find other work (sniffle...SOB...) but with lower taxes, businesses would boom!