From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/23/2026 1:51 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:26:42 -0500, Wilson    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/23/2026 4:06 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>> On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:39:06 -0500, Wilson    
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 2/23/2026 1:58 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>> On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:35:51 -0500, Noah Sombrero    
   >>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>> On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:07:56 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On 2/23/2026 9:49 AM, Julian wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> They say independent schools don't educate kids, they just make for   
   >>>>>>>> exclusive networks and access to power. This is confected "DIY   
   >>>>>>>> economics" and belongs in the bin.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> So, I've been thinking about this for several years now. We have   
   >>>>>>> families around here in Sonoma County that moved here for the schools.   
   >>>>>>> Some are paying a million dollars for a house just to be close to the   
   >>>>>>> High School.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> The question is, are private schools superior to public schools?   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> According to reports I've read, private schools often provide a   
   >>>>>>> superior, tailored educational experience through smaller class sizes,   
   >>>>>>> allowing for more individualized instruction.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Which is simply gingerpeachy for those who can afford such schools. So   
   >>>>>> provide those for the wealthy, and let everybody else go to the trashy   
   >>>>>> schools.  Because we really don't give a fuck about you, or your life   
   >>>>>> prospects or anything else.  Diediedie ifucan.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Doing nothing being the path of choice in most such situations.  Do   
   >>>>> not improve public schools.  Simply allow it to be possible for   
   >>>>> wealthy to avoid such schools.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> What specific measures would you recommend to improve the schools?   
   >>>   
   >>> You shouldn't need to ask some bozo on usenet for that.  Would it be   
   >>> so very hard to observe what private schools do and do the same?  Too   
   >>> bad that becomes a tax issue.  And we know how well off people feel   
   >>> about that.  "I'd  rather pay tuition for my kids than taxes.  It   
   >>> feels more like another privilege of being well off, than more onerous   
   >>> tax duty.  In that battle, privilege wins every time.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> You posted no specific measures. "Be more like private schools" is just   
   >> vagueposting. Complain and bitch all day, but never any answers.   
   >   
   > You don't need answers from me.  They are right there in front of your   
   > nose.  They would be if your nose wasn't busy ignoring them.  How   
   > about a property tax increase enough to give public schools the funds   
   > they need to operate like private schools.  No?  Of course not.   
    >   
   Apparently, you've not thought this through, having no progeny.   
      
   Property taxes are mandatory obligation: Property taxes are not a "fee   
   for service." They are a tax on ownership that funds education,   
   regardless of whether you have children or where they attend school.   
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