CalifBill wrote:
"Oci-One Kanubi" wrote in message
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Well, that's kinda my point. We all pay school taxes because it is to
our common good to be surrounded by (nominally) educated youngsters
than by total illiterates (did I spell that correctly?).

Don't you think it is also to the common good that I should be out on
the river paddling, rather than mowing down trash cans (WHAT? Those
were GIRLS?) on the sidewalks?

Jus' wondrin', doncha know?
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And who paid for all our childhood education?

Our parents did, who else? I think it's safe to say that they got a much
better deal for their money than we're getting. At least we came out of
public school with solid fundamentals and an understanding of basic
social skills like respect, common courtesy and common decency.