There is a vote with wallet process going on in Seattle. The public enrollment has dropped to 49k from a high of 96k. Where are the kids? Private schools. For each missing kid, the district is not getting its $5500 per student. It does cost the parents at least that much for tuition. Where is the money better spent? I am thinking private education. Are private school parents complete jerks. Sometimes, but they are involved since it is their cash on the line.
clay On 11 Jan 2008, at 06:25, Jim Cathey wrote: >> Capitalism then says they don't get any. I would argue >> that system is not appropriate for providing healthcare. > > Any proposed replacement that doesn't allow for meaningful > competition, wherein dissatisfied 'customers' can't vote > with their feet (and associated dollars) is doomed to fail. > > My wife was really put off by the 'cattle barn' mentality > of the public school kindergarten that my son is entitled > (?) to go to. They wouldn't even talk to her. Told her > to wait for the open house, which is after school starts > and LONG after any decision about where to go must be made. > (Anybody remember Lily Tomlin's phone operator character? > "We're the phone company. We don't care, we don't have to.") > > My son now goes to a small private school. Does the PS care? > Not at all, they're still getting my tax money. I get to pay > twice. Fortunately we can afford to do so, but I guarantee > you that if the PS was paying out to our private school they > would have some serious incentive to clean up their act, because > we wouldn't be alone in opting out. > > Systems that extract payment for services at the point of a > gun, and allow no choice as to how the money is to be spent, > are evil. Well-packaged and advertised perhaps, but evil. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
