An article caught my attention this morning, Millions of children won't be getting on buses this fall , pointing out the growing homeschooling movement. An interesting thing to watch will be how government, both local and federal, start reacting to this growth.
We didn't start to see a crack down on tobacco until big tobacco, along with state and federal government, noticed that they were losing revenue to mail order and online sales. Now in tight times they are increasingly trying to squeeze more out of the consumer/tax payer.
My guess is once the homeschooling movement hits 10%, teachers unions, along with government at all levels, will take notice to the money they'll be losing as a result. This could come down to being forced to pay a homeschooling fee or taxed for the 'privilege' of educating your own children or even attempts to make it more difficult to opt out of the public education system.
The bottom line is that the home schooler is taking money and power out the 'the system.' Same with the tax fatigued tobacco user. You are taking away 'their' tax money when you buy your smokes at the local Indian Reservation or if you can still legally order tobacco online from your state.
I am not here to advocate for or against homeschooling. Just pointing out that it is a movement that was started and is growing because public schools are a mess in a lot of communities. This is the response.
This pattern repeats when government messes up or oversteps elsewhere. Citizens find a way around the mess. Tax me too much on my tobacco? I'll find an alternate way to get my cigarettes. Prohibit alcohol? We all know that story.
This is about citizens choosing freedom and bureaucrats not liking it.
I would suggest an alternative to going after home schoolers would be to fix public schools and give parents a reason to bring their children back.
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