tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606201113344523885.post6138739078587887804..comments2024-03-28T00:46:19.476-04:00Comments on Religion & American Law: Voucher ProgramsBrantley Gasawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02894338478934982958noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606201113344523885.post-58413865936689514432015-02-24T20:36:57.484-05:002015-02-24T20:36:57.484-05:00I don't believe that tax returns and voucher p...I don't believe that tax returns and voucher programs could even be placed in the same ballpark let alone the same sport. Tax Returns are filed, for example using W-2 forms, 1040, 1099, etc. and are based on income, household and other factors. These are typically filed quarterly and are there to assist individuals in the cost of living expense or whatsoever they please. School voucher programs are taken directly from taxpayers money, 'the public wallet', in order to cover private school expenses. Therefore, in the situations in which the parent(s) of a child chooses to direct this money to a private institution which discriminates against students on the basis of religion, sexual preference or even race, the State is directly becoming entangled with funding that enterprise. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14360353687232053888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606201113344523885.post-2552633035216586652015-02-24T11:31:59.615-05:002015-02-24T11:31:59.615-05:00I disagree with the author and believe that a scho...I disagree with the author and believe that a school voucher program as described here is constitutional. The state has an interest to give freedom the choice of picking the school that is best for their children. By using the logic that these vouchers are unconstitutional, you could make the claim that tax returns are unconstitutional because people could donate the money to a religious organization. I think the principle of private choice applies well to this case as described in Mitchell v. Helms. The government should legislate what citizens choose to do with the aid they are given. People should have the freedom to use school vouchers for any school that they want. Peter Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397067632724087162noreply@blogger.com