Public vs Private School funding
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Sttew
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Plenty on this Board have said that!
Sttew
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The context was NOT "there should be no government funding for school education" but there should be no government funding for private school education
Nope. You just didn't read beyond the bit you quoted.
The context was about parents, even those who currently send kids to private schools, deserving subsidised education for their kids.
Of course they do.
And even if public funding were abolished for private schools completely or for those that charge more or considerably more than public funding levels per student, those same parents would be entitled to subsidised education at a public school. Or they could choose to self-fund their kids education further/might have to settle for a smaller gap in facilities etc.
Sttew
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That's where you and I differ philosophically. But you know that from previous posts so no need covering old territory.
Nope, the question I responded to was about those families not deserving subsidised education.
Which they do, just maybe not in the way you guys want, and I don't see anyone saying anything that they don't.
I pointed out in that same response it would be their choice to self-fund, it's not like some right/thing that is deserved is being taken from them.
The said kids are getting a better education because there is less kids in the public school system.
That’s a fact. No money will magically appear if another 500,000 students do.
Do the anti private school people believe people using private hospitals shouldn’t able to use Medicare?
Sttew
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That presupposes all parents of kids at private school are "wealthy" which is a complete fallacy (it may be true for a select few, but not the vast majority) as borne out by statistics.
Your post also presupposes that money taken away from private schools would automatically be diverted to public schools in full, but that's another can of worms.
Sttew
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Good question. No doubt the posters who want to "smash capitalism" would hold that view
There's probably a thread for it.
Absolutely crazy for people to advocate the removal/curbing of capitalistic aspects from luxury services such as children's education and healthcare.
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Try asking what you our health cover premiums would be if you don’t qualify for Medicare. It’s a different thing cos an individual uses both simultaneously
um yep that’s my point. You take away government funding from private schools many people would struggle to send their kids there. In turn putting further strain upon the public system.
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It’s the opposite in fact. Private health insurance does not factor the heavy lifting in health terms. It’s rides on top of Medicare cover.
If you can only get private not Medicare. And some are in tis group, the premiums would be astronomical
