Rigged Privilege Private school tax credits rife with abuse

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• ChandlerGuy posted at 3:31 pm on Fri, Jul 16, 2010.

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  What a scam!! Private schools shouldn't get a dime of state money. That's why they are called "private".

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• berlinfire posted at 11:35 pm on Sat, Aug 21, 2010.

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  If not for this program, I never could have sent my child to private high school. The anonymous reporter seems to think that since the non-Catholic Christian schools have low Hispanic enrollment that the students who do attend must be rich white kids.

  Maybe it's news to the writer that lots of white families count on the tax credits to be able to afford private schooling. Hispanics generally choose Catholic schools, so measuring the increase in Hispanics at non-Catholic schools lacks significance.

  If there have been abuses of the money, i.e., STO's funneling funds away from scholarships, then may the dishonesty be stopped. But I certainly hope that an improved program remains.

  And by the way, Chandler Guy, they're not really getting state money. The State is allowing a tax credit to those who make donations.

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• jpublic posted at 12:35 pm on Tue, Dec 28, 2010.

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  School vouchers would solve the problem. Let all legal residence determine how their children are educated. Allow citizens to decide. All acredited schools regardless if they are secular or religious should be included.

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• Lowell posted at 8:49 pm on Wed, Jan 5, 2011.

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  At the very least the law should not allow parents to designate their own children as recipients, just the school. But best of all let's support the public schools and not support religious schools with our tax dollars.

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• Hopalong posted at 12:09 pm on Wed, Mar 9, 2011.

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  After several statements in the article, is says "this is against federal tax laws". WHERE IS LAW ENFORCEMENT?

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