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Old 08-29-2007, 08:40 PM
natedogg natedogg is offline
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Default Re: Black market schools

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good series of posts Foosh. Its sums up why, earlier in this thread (at least I think it was this thread), I pointed out that taxes for education are important to solve the free-rider problem when education benefits society as a whole, not just the families with school age kids.

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You can't be serious.

By that standard, I assume that you therefore consider just about anything anyone does that can benefit others in any possible way to be a case of "free rider" problem? Should I be taxed to support all these things so as to avoid the free rider problem?

Did you teach your child how to drive safely? I"m a free rider.

Did you beautify your yard recently? I'm a free rider.

Did you get a boob job? I'm a free rider.

Did you repair your car in some way that made it safer on the road? I'm a free rider and should be taxed to help you pay for it.

We must tax people to support these behaviours otherwise we are all free riders.

natedogg
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