Nope, I translated your desire for more government controls as selfish.

Vaccines are a personal choice. They go into my body. My body, my choice, right?

You don’t want control over others, but you just told me what to do with my body. Again, my body, my choice.

I believe in the power and uniqueness of the individual. I see you for what you are, what you can offer, and your individual potential for what you can become. I don’t merely see you as a group. That’s what Libertarian mean when they celebrate you as an individual. I see you as more than the collective.

I also appreciate your feedback. I appreciate our freedom to provide our feedback too.

Charter schools, including for profit, are held accountable by governing boards, local school districts, and the state. How do you know the governing boards don’t care about the students? How do you know? I know for a fact that government elites only care about how many tax dollars they can personally gain rather than student outcomes.

The authoritarian government puts themselves first. They want power over you. They are selfish.

Your thread includes “I want,” which in your words is selfish. You are putting yourself first. Why should I cater to that? Why should your needs and desires supersede mine?

You seem to want more control over others, which is not empathetic or caring. You can’t control or legislate empathy and care.

Just like no one is forcing people to stuff their faces with food (good or bad) the government should not force me or others to put things in my body, including vaccines. If food is a personal choice, so are vaccines.

Just think about this, you want more government power and control? What happens when someone is elected that you don’t like and gets to have all that power you are championing? In other words, Trump can come back into office and wield all that power you wanted those in power to have (assuming you’re not a Trump supporter).

In other words, be careful what you wish for…

Schools are being defunded and teachers are being underpaid because of government bureaucracy, which has no checks and balances. Those in power take from the little guy and don’t perform, leaving the kids as the ultimate victim. They are never held accountable. Shareholders would hold charter schools accountable for performance. Yes, they would want to see a profit due to the ultimate result of the children’s success. The outcome is the kids’ success. I’m not seeing a negative here.

Who would be at the bottom if charter schools that are privately funded continue to succeed and multiply?

Thank you for your feedback on this topic. Competition in the end would benefit students, teachers, and the school administration because they would need to perform at a certain level in order to continue to receive the funding. Think about for profit companies and their models. I understand that it’s vastly different than the current public education tax-payer funded system. But, our kids need something vastly different because they are currently left behind when taxes increase because the money goes to the government bureaucrats rather than the students. The money in a for profit charter school would be appropriately allocated because it would require more transparency.

Regarding the Department of Education, yes, they are threatened by these schools that currently exist. However, we should work to encourage more business owners to establish charter schools because they have proven to be successful. We can’t let government bureaucracy stand in the way of children’s education. Libertarian’s are ready for this. On the federal level the past two presidential candidates wanted to abolish the department of education.

If the charter school is in their district they are not left out. Charter schools are free,. How is it not scalable if they meet the Department of Education standards?

If heroine became legal tomorrow would you take it? Would you go to someone, buy it, consume it, and get high? It doesn’t sound like you would.

You might say that others would. But, who are these other people? Do you personally know them? Who are they? Are they patiently waiting for heroine to be legal to take it? Are they hoping that libertarians will get elected so they can legally get high on heroine? Concaine? Meth? I’d love to hear about this. The only thing I hear is a third-person effect that someone else will do this illegal activity that we have to protect with this government law, but I don’t need this protection.

Overall, I’m sure there are people who are on illegal drugs in TX at this very moment. I’m sure before they light up they don’t think, “hmm, this is illegal I better not…” yeah right.

Illegal drugs bring crime into the state, and minors run drugs for street gangs. One positive side effect of legalizing drugs is we could potentially put them out of business.

Libertarians have thought this through. We don’t just want to get high. We see people suffering on the streets. I see them downtown, it’s heartbreaking. We don’t want things to continue the way they have because vulnerable populations are being taken advantage of.

The War on Drugs started in the 70s and has cost more than $1 trillion. It has barely made a dent in its pledge to reduce illegal drug trade in the US.

It’s time to change things.

Libertarians believe you have health freedom. We are fighting for your health freedom. Please don’t forget that. For example, heart disease remains the leading cause of death according to the CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm

The federal government closed gyms, parks, but kept fast food restaurants open during the pandemic while telling us that it’s ok to get bigger. Meanwhile, obesity is on of the leading risks for Covid.

Republicans and Democrats only want power. They just want you to remain vulnerable so they can keep you in control. They don’t care if you’re sick, as long as they are in control.

Libertarians truly just want you as an individual to thrive. We know you’re unique and have the ability to move past this authoritarian government. You have the power! Republicans and Democrats are afraid of your power! Libertarians recognize your power as an individual and will not take advantage of it. Libertarians want to get rid of the bureaucracy so you can live the life that you want.

Some chatter schools operate on a for profit model. They are responsible for reporting results similar to other for profit companies. In other words, students are expected to achieve and most do. Teachers are expected to achieve, administrators are expected to achieve because it’s all tied to the bottom line. You can imagine how much the Department of Education is threatened by this model though because it shows that a school can achieve results while making a profit.