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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.. rhopley[at]wfubmc[dot]edu
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Oci-One Kanubi wrote:
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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Oooooh Richard, that almost sounds like communism (Or at least
socialism...) to some... ;-)

And no, I don't mind paying taxes, as long as I don't see the money
being thrown away in some senseless bottomless pit (like a war, some
politician's prestige project or have it get stuck to some politician or
his buddy's greasy fingers...).
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Ya think you could take them both out on yer motorbike? That'd be some
fancy drivin!


"Oci-One Kanubi" wrote in message
ups.com...
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?
font face="courier"pre
-Richard, His Kanubic Travesty
--
================================================== ====================
Richard Hopley Winston-Salem, NC, USA
. rhopley[at]earthlink[dot]net
. Nothing really matters except Boats, Sex, and Rock'n'Roll
. rhopley[at]wfubmc[dot]edu
. OK, OK; computer programming for scientific research also matters
================================================== ====================
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"Oci-One Kanubi" wrote in message
ups.com...
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?
font face="courier"pre
-Richard, His Kanubic Travesty
--
================================================== ====================
Richard Hopley Winston-Salem, NC, USA
. rhopley[at]earthlink[dot]net
. Nothing really matters except Boats, Sex, and Rock'n'Roll
. rhopley[at]wfubmc[dot]edu
. OK, OK; computer programming for scientific research also matters
================================================== ====================
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And who paid for all our childhood education?

CalifBill wrote:
"Oci-One Kanubi" wrote in message
ups.com...

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?
font face="courier"pre
-Richard, His Kanubic Travesty
--
================================================ ======================
Richard Hopley Winston-Salem, NC, USA
. rhopley[at]earthlink[dot]net
. Nothing really matters except Boats, Sex, and Rock'n'Roll
. rhopley[at]wfubmc[dot]edu
. OK, OK; computer programming for scientific research also matters
================================================ ======================
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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.