On Saturday 06 May 2006 14:11, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > Paul Johnson wrote: > > On Saturday 06 May 2006 06:55, Andrei Popescu wrote: > >>Why so complicated? Just give people the option to *choose* between > >>public or private SS programs. The same for schooling. If I send my > >>children to a private school I wouldn't have to pay the tax and even > >>get back what I already payed since I started working. That would make > >>public schools compete against private schools. > > > > Let's do the same for city streets, the courts, civic buildings, sewer > > pipes, and traffic lights while we're at it. God knows I rarely to never > > use any of that crap... > > Paul, why do you persist? Infrastructure != education. Those are two > completely different things. Without roads, emergency services could > not get to you. Without traffic lights and other signage, the roads > (which are needed for things like emergency services) would be a public > menace. People need to learn something to be able to read the street signs and maintain that infrastructure. -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): baloo@ursine.ca Jabber: Because it's time to move forward http://ursine.ca/Ursine:Jabber
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