tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686595.post1257595865314846102..comments2023-09-11T05:38:53.334-07:00Comments on Utahiana: Why I oppose vouchersMike Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14994910576075859974noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686595.post-34511096743981560932007-10-16T14:01:00.000-07:002007-10-16T14:01:00.000-07:00Frank isn't giving you the whole story. The vouch...Frank isn't giving you the whole story. <BR/><BR/>The voucher program ends up costing more than it saves because under this plan vouchers will be given to students who never would have gone to public schools in the first place. This represents a brand new expensive entitlement taxpayers will be saddled with. The Eyres are correct that money will be saved when students switch from public schoolJeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775127589033724985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686595.post-31867020473859342552007-10-16T10:19:00.000-07:002007-10-16T10:19:00.000-07:00Much more interesting than the pharmacology review...Much more interesting than the pharmacology review that I'm supposed to be listening to. :)dawnawannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955265941540668745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686595.post-13370194046547605932007-10-15T21:08:00.000-07:002007-10-15T21:08:00.000-07:00I'll look into it. I may have read the numbers in...I'll look into it. I may have read the numbers incorrectly. If the voucher program is zero cost to the tax payer, then that changes the game.Mike Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14994910576075859974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686595.post-23830689844480548162007-10-15T12:27:00.000-07:002007-10-15T12:27:00.000-07:00We can take the same amount of money out of the ge...We can take the same amount of money out of the general fund to pay for public ed instead of paying for vouchers. But that kills the golden goose before it even starts producing. <BR/><BR/>From an economic perspective, it is important to realize that every public school child who chooses to use a voucher leaves (approximately) $5,500 in the public school system ($7,500 avg cost per student in Frank Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686595.post-73118701903127456922007-10-15T06:03:00.000-07:002007-10-15T06:03:00.000-07:00I agree. The latest commercial that I saw with th...I agree. The latest commercial that I saw with the Eyres was showing that the public school actually got more money from vouchers from the "leftover" money, just give the entire $7000 to the public school. It's really pitiful how little money the public school system has. Laura hasn't had a classroom for 2 years. They just barely hired a teacher (it's October and the teacher doesn't start forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686595.post-45292925163191920312007-10-14T20:58:00.000-07:002007-10-14T20:58:00.000-07:00Glad to see you posting again! I have a different ...Glad to see you posting again! I have a different understanding of the money issue with vouchers that you address in your post. <BR/><BR/>I'm rounding numbers here, but I think this is a fairly accurate reflection of what the program will look like when we get done phasing it in over 13 years. <BR/><BR/>We spend $7000 per child to attend a public school. If you choose to take a voucher, you get $Bradley Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030210881782328907noreply@blogger.com