Rachel Cohen interviewed Cara Fitzpatrick, editor at Chalkbeat, for a piece at Vox about Fitzpatrick's upcoming book, The Death of Public School: How Conservatives Won the War Over Education in America. Despite its depressing title, I've ordered the book, and I'll probably write about it once I've read it, but the interview triggered a few thoughts as Fitzpatrick teases some of what's in the book.
I could even see that as a goal. A core Republican strategy is to knee cap the government and then claim it isn’t working when they are the ones causing it not to work. Similarly, neoliberals and libertarians that dominate the right at times constantly preach about small government. They don’t care about making investments that provide social returns. They’d rather not pay taxes at all.
The voucher folks are going to have an interesting time convincing voters to continue to pay education taxes.
I could even see that as a goal. A core Republican strategy is to knee cap the government and then claim it isn’t working when they are the ones causing it not to work. Similarly, neoliberals and libertarians that dominate the right at times constantly preach about small government. They don’t care about making investments that provide social returns. They’d rather not pay taxes at all.
Quite likely. However, they’ll be very happy to have it both ways for as long as they can. They like using other people’s money best of all.