A Comment About
Seriously, Folks: School Voucher Proponents Need to Get Real
November 9, 2007 - 1:00 am
Yaakov Watkins
2007-11-10 22:30:47
When another monopoly, the post office, was faced with competition from FedEx, UPS, and email, it started to fix itself. It’s not perfect but it’s a lot better than it was 15 years ago.
When public schools are faced with competition, they will find solutions to problems they can’t solve now. Just like the post office did.
When ATT was being broken up, we were told that having 8 or 10 phone companies was less efficient and would cost more than having one. The reality is that long distance rates have dropped by 90% and local service has gotten better.
When people have a reason to find solutions, they do. Right now the public schools don’t have a reason. Let’s give them one.
