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From the original poll options:
The problem with this poll is that "the government" is not a single entity. While a lot of people would agree that the Federal Government should not be in the business of running their kids elementary school, that does not mean that they do not believe it is a legitimate function of state and local governments.
States and communities compete against each other thus states and communities have a vested interest in having an educated workforce and top performing schools. "Mind control" has nothing at all to with that.
option 2:
an average adult is either not willing or not able to provide his children with the best possible education. the government should use its massive resources to ASSIST in educating children. this assistance should come in the form of vouchers and the government should be prohibited from running any schools of its own. allowing the government to run its own schools is allowing the state to control the minds of young people and since everybody was once young to effectively control the minds of all of its subjects.
The problem with this poll is that "the government" is not a single entity. While a lot of people would agree that the Federal Government should not be in the business of running their kids elementary school, that does not mean that they do not believe it is a legitimate function of state and local governments.
States and communities compete against each other thus states and communities have a vested interest in having an educated workforce and top performing schools. "Mind control" has nothing at all to with that.