If you argue for vouchers , you are arguing for a less educated society . The money that is removed from the system could be used to much greater effect in aggregate , and serves to remove resources from other children in your community . His point was that public education is a social good as well as an individual one viewed that way it is inappropriate to ' refund ' parents they are free to purchase additional educational opportunities though , of course . Edit If you ' re downvoting this but have federalstate student loans , I want you to think long and hard about the benefits of public investment in the community . <| sep |> Oh . I was just saying the furries on here seem pretty vocal . You used the proper phrase .