This Upsets Me, What About You?

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by PeteMugg

Volunteer tax or not, this would just be another tax funded benefit that won't help me a bit. For that matter, I don't think K thru 12 education should be a freebie.

Pete,
I'm not sure I agree with you on that. Having educated people benefits us all.
K-12 education is expensive, but considering the alternative (ignorance) and the costs to maintain it, I'm in favor of education.
As far as college education, seems to me that if you earn it, you appreciate it more. It worked that way for me.
Looking for "hand-outs" via fleecing the gambling public might gain some points with the ones that share the church pews, but I don't think it's the way to go.
So, let's fund the public schools and support higher education through Pell, and other scholarship programs. No "free rides".
If they want it, they'll earn it, and pay back later.
We'll all win that way.
DTS