Reply #55

In the discussion thread: Louisiana's new voucher program gives $$ to religious "schools" without facilities or teachers [View all]

Response to revolution breeze (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 10, 2012, 02:31 PM

KamaAina (45,184 posts)

55. I assume that this school has classrooms, teachers, and other amenities

that the scam artists in Ruston do not. If the scammers went away, there'd be more money left for legitimate schools, maybe even (gasp!) public ones.

Reply to this post

Back to OP Alert abuse Link to post in-thread

Always highlight: 10 newest replies | Replies posted after I mark a forum

Replies to this discussion thread

100 replies	Author	Time	Post
Louisiana's new voucher program gives $$ to religious "schools" without facilities or teachers [View all]	HiPointDem	Jun 2012	OP
Another post about the corruption inherent in the so-called "education reform" movement that	HiPointDem	Jun 2012	#1
Voucher programs that include religious schools violate the First Amendment, in my opinion	MH1	Jun 2012	#2
+1000, but religion is untouchable in this country. n-t	Logical	Jun 2012	#13
I live in Louisiana	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#3
did you ever think	onethatcares	Jun 2012	#5
I don't fault the teachers	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#18
Did you read the article in the op, and understand why it's an abuse?	MH1	Jun 2012	#6
I am a very hands on parent	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#12
You should do what is best for your daughter	MattBaggins	Jun 2012	#65
Why should you give money	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#69
Completely wrong	MattBaggins	Jun 2012	#75
The system is broken, no one watch to fix it	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#77
If it's available and it will better for your daughter, you should do it	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#78
Should she feel guilty about taking money from the local system	MattBaggins	Jun 2012	#81
Nope, not if it is better for her child	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#82
Louisiana	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#83
How would you feel	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#85
yes you are stuck between a rock and a hard place	MattBaggins	Jun 2012	#86
+1	proud2BlibKansan	Jun 2012	#90
Or the public school system will get so bad	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#91
You shouldn't feel bad about what doing what is best for your child	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#9
Very well said.	MightyOkie	Jun 2012	#88
You realize the voucher system is hurting the public schools you are complaining about???	Logical	Jun 2012	#15
Yes I do.	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#35
I assume that this school has classrooms, teachers, and other amenities	KamaAina	Jun 2012	#55
Hell, they should give the money to me.	Reader Rabbit	Jun 2012	#4
I'm with you!	KansDem	Jun 2012	#23
I'll help you!	proud2BlibKansan	Jun 2012	#27
I haven't got a basement, just a crawl space...	KansDem	Jun 2012	#33
I have a huge basement. We can have TWO campuses!	proud2BlibKansan	Jun 2012	#38
Hell no!	OriginalGeek	Jun 2012	#98
I like the way you think!	KansDem	Jun 2012	#99
I'm in!	OriginalGeek	Jun 2012	#100
Gee, this couldn't be another scheme to transfer public wealth to private hands, could it?	marmar	Jun 2012	#7
NO, this transfers money to Jesus and his ministry so they can brainwash children	L. Coyote	Jun 2012	#20
It's all about the benjamins	DefenseLawyer	Jun 2012	#76
I think this is a great plan to give parents more options for their children.	AJTheMan	Jun 2012	#8
I think this is a great plan to promote more graft, fraud & corruption, & failure.	HiPointDem	Jun 2012	#11
I see you have been to New Orleans	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#14
And continuing that is a solution how?	proud2BlibKansan	Jun 2012	#28
It isn't.	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#34
I understand it won't be easy	proud2BlibKansan	Jun 2012	#37
Here is the mentality I am working with.....	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#59
Why is that offensive?	proud2BlibKansan	Jun 2012	#66
It represents evil	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#70
And then you have less money for public schools and then the GOP got just what they wanted. And....	Logical	Jun 2012	#16
Cool ... more creationist kids with no real science background!!!	JoePhilly	Jun 2012	#17
Not all religious schools teach creationism	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#19
And I graduated from a Jesuit University. By choice.	JoePhilly	Jun 2012	#40
Yes, both schools required that all students take religion classes and attend the weekly school Mass	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#42
If the area where you live has private schools of only one	JoePhilly	Jun 2012	#46
+1	proud2BlibKansan	Jun 2012	#48
I'm not seeing where the supposed tax break comes in, but maybe I'm missing something	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#52
The voucher is basically a tax refund.	JoePhilly	Jun 2012	#56
Never mind the failing school, .... just take more money away from it to solve the problem	L. Coyote	Jun 2012	#21
Right, because private schools ...	surrealAmerican	Jun 2012	#32
Exactly the point I was going to make	Catherina	Jun 2012	#62
Because we all know tenure is the problem.	proud2BlibKansan	Jun 2012	#39
Another thread full of Democrats cheering for the unity of church & state.	HiPointDem	Jun 2012	#10
Why do you believe they are Democrats?	siligut	Jun 2012	#22
Who is cheering for the unity of church and state?	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#24
No unity of church and state	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#25
I posted this story a few days ago and it also attracted	cali	Jun 2012	#26
I have a serious question	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#29
no offense taken. you're right of course, but the thing is	cali	Jun 2012	#30
Fair enough	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#31
Not posting right wing rhetoric	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#36
Is your religion, and that of the school, the same?	JoePhilly	Jun 2012	#41
This parent is choosing the school, so obviously the religious aspect doesn't bother her	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#43
Then the parent can respond to that point.	JoePhilly	Jun 2012	#44
Is someone stopping her? n/t	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#45
We could give her a minute.	JoePhilly	Jun 2012	#47
And my tax dollars would be supporting that, and it's NOT ok with me.	MH1	Jun 2012	#51
You should also receive a tax credit	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#72
I'll take you one step further	MattBaggins	Jun 2012	#74
Public school facilities are funded by taxpayers	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#79
No not everyone should be able to use them	MattBaggins	Jun 2012	#80
Actually, no, religious schools don't have to open up their facilities to the public	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#84
And I was against the Iraq war ... and my tax dollars paid for it.	JoePhilly	Jun 2012	#92
I don't and never did expect a subsidy for it	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#93
If you support vouchers that can be used for private religious schools ...	JoePhilly	Jun 2012	#94
You might want to climb off your high horse and read my posts	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#95
I was raised Jewish, sorta	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#60
Do you support pedophilia? If not, why would you even consider sending your child to a	MH1	Jun 2012	#50
Based on what she posted above	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#53
So there are no good public schools?	JoePhilly	Jun 2012	#57
The poster said that she couldn't use the voucher for a better public school	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#58
Understand ...	JoePhilly	Jun 2012	#64
Perhaps some or even many are more expensive but not all	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#67
Do you understand why the per pupil cost is lower at private schools?	proud2BlibKansan	Jun 2012	#89
No she will not.	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#61
Just a note	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#63
We liked that as well	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#68
It isn't low post counts alone that matters	MattBaggins	Jun 2012	#73
I've read this entire thread and as of this post only ONE post qualifies for your generalization.	joshcryer	Jun 2012	#54
Giving money to churches and the people who run them is easy. Fixing a school system is hard	Egalitarian Thug	Jun 2012	#49
I moved back here in 2006.	revolution breeze	Jun 2012	#71
I salute your effort. It must seem impossible at times, from what I've been told by my friends.	Egalitarian Thug	Jun 2012	#87
Freebies to Store-front-Jesus-Schools.. That was the plan all along	SoCalDem	Jun 2012	#96
No, vouchers are not the answer	SickOfTheOnePct	Jun 2012	#97

Edit History

Please login to view edit histories.