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South Carolina Supremes Slam Brakes On School Choice
Victory for Palmetto State’s failed status quo…
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Once again, all of these bills have one intent. Forcing people who do not have children, and people whose Children are no longer in school to help parents, some of whom are very well off, some of whom want a religious education, and some of whom don’t want their kids to associate with minorities, pay for their children to attend private schools. I am not interested. Pay for your private school yourself; and if you cannot, that is not my problem. I am willing to support good public schools. That is it.
Almost like calling yourself a Libertarian but taking out PPP loans, huh?
Is this *good* socialism, Will?
Socialism is when gubmint money goes to “those” people. Capitalism is when gubmint money goes to “our” people.
I was not yet born when this section of the constitution was last revised in 1973. I’m not anti-choice, but I have to consider then intent of Article XI, Section 4. Somehow, I cannot believe that the key word “direct”, and the people of South Carolina, at that time, thought that the concept of funding private and religious education was ok, but only if it passed through multiple hands before getting to the institution. That argument sounds the same to me as using the “general welfare” clause of the US constitution to justify the federal government doing anything they want.
If the people of South Carolina want to be able to use tax dollars to fund education at private institutions, they need to amend the constitution.
And using tax credits does not side step this process, either. State tax is calculated prior to the calculation of a credit. Whether the funding comes in the form of funds from a state account, or a forgoing of a tax receivable, it’s still utilizing an asset of the State to fund private education.
Maybe if a MAGA clown with a fake degree was not in charge of the state Department of Education, we would not need this scheme to further abandon the public school system…
You have TDS if you’re blaming Trump for the SOUTH CAROLINA education system. The state has a C+ rating and our education system in SC has always been terrible. Change does not happen quickly when it comes to government. “Weaver is a strong advocate of education freedom and supports providing education scholarship accounts to help parents choose the educational environment that best suits their individual child” The supreme court ruled it unconstitutional, not her!