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In reply to the discussion: 'Tebow’ bill to let home-schoolers play high school sports passes Va. House [View all]proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)that includes quality public schools as well as public safety and well maintained roads.
If I never have to call the fire department to put out a fire in my house, should I get a discount on my taxes?
If I don't drive why should I pay taxes that are used to maintain roads I don't drive on?
Public education benefits all of us, including those of us who don't have children attending public schools. A good public school system raises the property value on my house. It's also good to live in a community where I can trust the clerks in the local stores to count my change correctly. And when the time comes that I may need to be cared for in my community hospital or nursing home, I want to be assured that the people giving me my medications are capable of reading and measuring correctly.
For those benefits I gladly pay taxes to support quality public schools in my community even though I have no children in the schools.