JodaUSA t1_jadjq94 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:43 PM

Reply to comment by HeadPen5724 in School choice bills aim to deny private schools public money by casewood123

It’s pretty simple. Private schools are all operated for profit, not for education. They, like all private companies exclusively care about their profits. It is simply in their best interest to profit more.

The aim of public schools is solely to educate. They cannot make a profit. They’re public assets. Yes, corrupt officials can steal public funds, but stealing public funds isn’t part of the schools business model; because public schools don’t have a business model.

As a result of this, funding private schools with public money is horrendously inefficient. It necessary would be. The two institutions have diametrically opposed aims.

This bill is good. It supports the efficient allocation of our resources. If you need more school options around you, fight for increasing the public school budget; not throwing that budget into a burning pit of money so some wealthy private school owner can steal it for themself.

Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_jadp8ce wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:18 PM

> Private schools are all operated for profit, not for education

Get out more guy. Many many small schools do NOT make a profit at all. Many are in operation because the operators are really into education and making lives better for our kids. My kid is in a private school that takes tuition funds and we constantly need to fund raise. Us parents get together to help with building maintenance. Painting, scrapping, pluming, building wheelchair ramps etc. Not sure what places you are thinking of but most private schools in Vermont are not raking in the dough and paying huge salaries. That high pay is for the bloated admin in all the districts around the state.

Also if you have noticed religious schools often cost way less than public. For example the Christian school near us is about 5,000 a year compared to about 18,000. I don't think anyone is getting rich there but if they are on a quarter the cost well more power to em.