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Re:Doubts creep in about wisdom of ‘no-kids zones’ in South ... by nfriedly on Sunday June 25, 2023 @02:03PM (#36470997)
Most people go through the public school system - so childless or not, you could think of that tax as paying back for the education they already received.
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Re:Doubts creep in about wisdom of ‘no-kids zones’ in South ... by abecedarius on Sunday June 25, 2023 @02:18PM (#36471122)
1. Their parents paid.

2. From my experience of public school it's more of a cost than a benefit. Many thousands of hours wasted, bullying incurred, etc. (That its value was negative does not reduce the other point about cost in taxes.)

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Re:Doubts creep in about wisdom of ‘no-kids zones’ in South ... by abenga on Monday June 26, 2023 @03:55AM (#36476938)
Their parents also received public education. How far back do we go?
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Re:Doubts creep in about wisdom of ‘no-kids zones’ in South ... by abecedarius on Monday June 26, 2023 @08:39AM (#36478945)
If you want to think of it that way, the recursion does have a base case, and it goes how I said. But it's simpler to follow the money in the now.
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