Reply #18: That is a dangerous blending of public taxpayer money and private companies... [View All]

and institutions.

You presented every argument used by the "reformers". The most specious one is that if you take the money from the public schools it's okay because there won't be as many kids. If you take the time to figure that out....it is the inevitable destruction of the public schools. Follow it to its obvious conclusion.

You sound like you are right on board with what Rick Scott is doing.

You said:

"We need to give the consumers of education (that would be the parents and their children) the opportunity to 'vote' with the funds the State allocates for the education of our children. That's how you development 'accountability' in the education system."
(That is Rick Scott's goal)

This paragraph says so much about your attitude that I don't even know how to address it.

You said:

"Look at it another way. Do you think poor people are better served with food stamps and the opportunity to shop at the store of their choice, or should they be herded into government a run cafeterias with no choice to go somewhere else if they're not satisfied?
Some people don't need the food stamps, and will buy even more expensive food, but I think we realized a long time ago that having the government run the grocery store wasn't really in the best interest of the poor. Instead we provide them the money to spend as they see fit in their own interest."

You are equating food stamps with the dismantling of public education.

I don't even know how to respond to that.

Come to Florida, you would love Rick Scott as your governor.

OOPs...you are in Florida. You must be happy.