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by The Godfather –<\/p>\n by The Godfather –<\/p>\n
When John Harrison was a senior at Druid Hills High School in DeKalb County, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, he was miffed when he was rebuffed by parents at a private school when they refused to purchase a discount coupon for Domino\u2019s Pizza. The money was to go to his public school\u2019s art program. They told him, \u201cWe already contribute through taxes, and we pay for our children to go to school, so why don\u2019t you hit up your own parents?\u201d A little harsh, if it was really said that way, but right on the money nevertheless. Ann Coulter couldn\u2019t have said it any better.<\/p>\n
Young Mr. Harrison was \u201cshocked and appalled\u201d at the curt response he received. Well, I was shocked and appalled, but not surprised, at what I read next from the na\u00efve public school senior who doesn\u2019t own a home or pay very much in taxes and is on the domestic dole of his parents:<\/p>\n
Paying taxes is a civic duty, and these people were arrogant enough to view their taxes as a contribution, not a responsibility.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Excuse me? Paying taxes may be a civic duty, but that doesn\u2019t answer the question as to what things taxes should be collected to fund. My property is taxed to pay for the education of other people\u2019s children. I don\u2019t consider that a \u201ccivic duty.\u201d I consider school taxes as a way to promote the government status quo. Public (government) schools promote government.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s suppose that a majority of people decide that cars, food, clothing, and houses, like education, are necessities that should be funded through taxation. In fact, a case can certainly be made that food and clothing are more important than a formal education. And if you don\u2019t have a car, it\u2019s not easy to get a job. I should have added a phone to the list. Without a phone, how will you get a prospective employer to let you know that the job is yours? Would it be my \u201ccivic duty\u201d to pay taxes to fund these newly established rights? If not, why not? Of course, there are quite a few people out there who believe people should be taxed to pay for these things.<\/p>\n
In Cobb County, $63 million is going to be spent so lap top computers can be given to all teachers and students. Am I being arrogant because I don\u2019t believe it\u2019s my \u201ccivic duty\u201d to be taxed so someone else\u2019s child can have a lap top computer? If parents want their children to have a lap top, I suggest that they spend their own money. Better yet, have their children work to earn enough money to make the purchase. If lap tops are so important to a child\u2019s education, then families need to budget enough money to pay for them. Don\u2019t compel me to be responsible for the wants of others and then make me feel guilty for not performing my \u201ccivic duty.\u201d<\/p>\n
One letter writer, in responding to Mr. Harrison\u2019s guest editorial, described students who attend private schools as \u201cBMW-driving, uniform-wearing, spoiled elitists.\u201d There a number of high tuition private schools in the Atlanta area, but most private schools have relatively low tuition. I\u2019ve seen what students drive at the local government schools. BMWs, Jaguars, and even a few Corvettes come streaming out of the parking lots after school. Are these \u201cspoiled elitists\u201d as well? When we sent our children to non-government schools, my wife and I worked and went without so we could afford it. We drove our cars for nearly ten years. I finally gave up my 1987 Honda Accord after 267,000 miles. Sacrifice was a regular vocabulary word in our house.<\/p>\n
Spending someone else\u2019s money is always more profitable than spending your own. Public schools, by their very existence, will assure future generations that socialism will prevail in America. George Orwell could not have said it better: \u201cPaying taxes to educate other people\u2019s children is a civic duty.\u201d<\/p>\n
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