School Choice Battle: ‘Rescue Fund’ Established

“One bill – H. 4645 – would cut the state out as a middleman and simply give the money directly to parents in the form of a refundable tax credit. Such an approach would avoid constitutional entanglements by keeping the cash out of the government coffers in the first place. The tax credit proposal – submitted by state representative Jordan Pace – would provide more money than the scholarship, $7,000 per child, with unlimited eligibility.”

So my favorite grift is back again. Make people who do not have school-age children pay higher taxes so that people who want to send their kids to private schools can get their hands on state money. Your tax cut is my tax increase. And a tax credit. What a joke. Only people who are well above the median income for SC would benefit from that. So we are all going to be helping rich parents send their kids to exclusive schools. WHAT A TOTAL RIP OFF.