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Re: Bill Clinton won't send his daughter to public schools

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From: Crystal
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 02:22
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In <13151@sail.LABS.TEK.COM> charlesw@sail.LABS.TEK.COM (Charles Wilson) writes:

>In article <crystal.726363129@glia> crystal@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Crystal) writes:
>>In <13146@sail.LABS.TEK.COM> charlesw@sail.LABS.TEK.COM (Charles Wilson) writes:
>>
>>>Oh, I see.  They don't allow harrassment or kidnapping at Private Elitist
>>>schools, only at the commoners public schools.  That makes sense.  You're
>>>right, I should be happy to send my children to public schools were they
>>>may be harrassed or kidnapped.  But not the President.  He has more 
>>>important things on his mind.  HIS child should be protected from such
>>>things.
>>
>>
>>I seem to detect a bit of jealousy here...go ahead, send your kids to a private school...it's your choice.

>Send me the money and I will!!

>If we had a voucher system (which Governor Clinton opposes) vitually any
>schools would be accessible to the masses.  What should Governor Clinton
>care about providing such education to the masses?  He's got the money to
>send his kids to any school he chooses.  I don't have a problem with that.
>I do have a problem with him limiting my choices.  He's limiting my
>choices for my children's education to institutions which do not have to
>compete for customers (students).  What kind of cars do you think we would
>be driving if we had one car manufacturer to purchase from who did not
>have to compete with anyone?  That's where our public education system is
>today.  I'm not attacking the public education system entirely, but why
>is it that private schools do such a better job (I'm assuming they do
>since people must spend additional dollars to use them).  Additionally,
>the message that Governor Clinton is sending out is that the public schools
>are not good enough for his daughter but for those who can't afford it,
>they'll just have to make due.

Clinton didn't limit your choices.  There have been private schools in 
existence since the turn of the century, if not earlier.  The only limitation
on one's choices is the amount of money they make.  And everyone can make
the choice of learning the skills for a better paying job if they choose.

It's called "dedication".

Crystal
  ;>
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Subject: Re: Bill Clinton won't send his daughter to public schools
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Date: 7 Jan 93 02:22:15 GMT
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