Black market schools

[Copernicus]

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The desire for food is a basic need that everyone understands, there is no need for the gov. to pass laws making eating compulsory. Education is different, it's almost as vital but some parents, and a lot of children don't realise this.

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We have laws that say you're required to feed your kids. I have no problem with these, and I really don't have a problem with laws that require you to educate them as well (the ACists haven't won me over yet). But this is not about making school compulsory, it's about who controls it and who pays for it.

The market provides plenty of food at affordable prices for the vast majority of Americans. There is no reason this wouldn't be the case with education (nor is there any more reason for the government to provide everyone's education than there is for them to provide everyone's food).

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Yes, there is...except for those on welfare, paid for by taxes, no one "free rides" on the benefits of food. The cost of education, when borne by the users plus a few philanthropists, would be out of reach for most families.