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i this goes through i would be so happy.  i have four children of my own as of right now.  it is not possible for us to send our children to catholic school currently due to the cost of it.  its way to expensive.  although if i can use my voucher anywhere, you better believe i will jump at the chance to send my children to a catholic school.

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They've had vouchers for years in Florida.  I don't see where it has to be a Federal issue.  

Most Catholic schools provide tuition assistance as well.  You still have to sacrifice.  Before school Vouchers, I sent my kids to Catholic school and did without vacations, new cars, and many other things.  I know many families that say they couldn't afford it and lived way better than average.   Since a lot of rich people can afford to send their kids to private /parochial schools, they believe they have to maintain a similar lifestyle.  

Vouchers kinda subsidize the lifestyle more than giving education alternatives.  I think they should be regulated on the state level according to local opinion and voters.    

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11 minutes ago, Anomaly said:

They've had vouchers for years in Florida.  I don't see where it has to be a Federal issue.  

Most Catholic schools provide tuition assistance as well.  You still have to sacrifice.  Before school Vouchers, I sent my kids to Catholic school and did without vacations, new cars, and many other things.  I know many families that say they couldn't afford it and lived way better than average.   Since a lot of rich people can afford to send their kids to private /parochial schools, they believe they have to maintain a similar lifestyle.  

Vouchers kinda subsidize the lifestyle more than giving education alternatives.  I think they should be regulated on the state level according to local opinion and voters.    

although not everyone can afford it no matter how much they cut.  take my instance for example.  we are unable to make anymore signifigant cuts to our budget to afford catholic school. we have cut as much as possible and do not do anything like vacations, cable tv or any excessive luxeries.  the only way it would be possible for us to send our children to catholic school was if i went full time in my job which would then mean having to pay daycare for at least two of my children.  so in our situation a voucher would work wonders.  we could afford to send our children to catholic school and not be forced to decide between catholic school and both of us working full time or public school and one of us being able to work part time and stay at home with the children.

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I understand.  It doesn't hurt to ask the school anyway.  I got subsidies many times that weren't "standard" because we were such a great and active Catholic family.  My wife also volunteered countless additional hours and I know some parents got day care by being a daycare aid at the school.    One school in a rich neighborhood had a student come to school everyday in a chauffeured limo and I know a couple of kids also paid not a single penny to attend and got free uniforms.  There were times even with the school subsidies, we couldn't afford it, but someone else's generosity made it possible. 

In Florida we are starting to get regulation blowback on the vouchers and some schools are caving in because they are now dependent on the vouchers.  Vouchers may be nice, but eventually there may be strings attached.  If it becomes a Federal thing, voucher systems will be subject to even more opinion from outside the local community. 

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18 minutes ago, Anomaly said:

Vouchers may be nice, but eventually there may be strings attached.  If it becomes a Federal thing, voucher systems will be subject to even more opinion from outside the local community. 

THIS is exactly the problem with anything that involves government, whether local, state, or national - you take from the government, you have to dance to the government's tune.

Government involvement in ANYthing is always a deal with the devil. And from what I've been able to figure out, the devil always wins (except in Irish folk tales).

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38 minutes ago, Luigi said:

THIS is exactly the problem with anything that involves government, whether local, state, or national - you take from the government, you have to dance to the government's tune.

Government involvement in ANYthing is always a deal with the devil. And from what I've been able to figure out, the devil always wins (except in Irish folk tales).

but when it comes to education, the government is going to be involved no matter what you do.  you get vouchers, they are involved.  you go to public schools, they are going to be involved.  you go to private schools, they are still going to be involved in some way.  even if you homeschool, they are going to be involved(you have to follow a basic formula in what you teach.  you can't just teach spanish and math and nothing else).  so no matter what, the government will always be involved when it comes to education.  be is local, state or federal government, some form will be involved in your childrens education.  i like the thought better than i can pick whatever school i want my children to go to with my tax dollars and not be forced into a school because our house is in a certain boundry lines.

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Trump is visiting a Catholic parochial school today 3/3, to promote the Federal school voucher program.  St Andrew serves a lot of disadvantaged minorities, providing them a generally better education.  But I am concerned with the inevitability of government intrusion once independent private schools become dependent on Federal Funds.  Spending tax payer money is like selling discounted crack.  It's great at first...

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