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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
No, just pointing out the other side of Radar's coin. I personally think the education of a society's children benefits everyone in society, not just the parents/children, and thus everyone should contribute to it in some way, whether or not they have children themselves.
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Doesn't this assume that there's a public benefit to having children? What about that one guy who thinks that the worst thing you can do to the planet is to have one more kid. I, oops,
he shouldn't have to pay for public schools, should he?
EDIT: Here's another timely quote from the TipMug:
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A significant improvement in the quality of American education can only be achieved if we burn down all the schools and shoot all the teachers.
--H. L. Mencken
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