When I was a kid going to St. John’s Catholic grade school in Denver, I remember asking my mom if she and dad minded paying taxes for public schools since all her kids attended Catholic ones.
We don’t mind, she told me. It’s our choice to send you to St. John’s for religious reasons, but as citizens, we still need to support strong public schools for our city. It’s our shared duty to make sure all children have an opportunity for a good education.
I thought it was a pretty good answer to a question that has been asked nonstop for 40 years now…