One of the many reasons the United States IS so great is because of the notion that men and women get to keep a larger share of what they earn. The entire country is based on the formal premise of LIBERTY, which includes economic liberty. These are RIGHTS, not privileges.

These RIGHTS may be God-given but I don't believe he is writing the checks. ;-)

Americans SHOULD pay taxes to support a police and military function, in recognizing men's self interest in supporting a system to protect their lives and freedoms. I also believe in certain public works. But beyond that, many forms of welfare should be abolished. (Tempting though it is, I realize you can't just flip the switch). But I hope to someday live in a country where the debate over "prayer in public schools" has died because public schools no longer exist.

Of course I understand the theory. FWIW I have associates who advocate minimum taxes such as a 1% or 2% money transfer tax as the only tax with consequences including greater employment and markedly reduced tax for most people with no drop in the tax take. apparently the math stacks up. Maybe you should start a middle ground political party with that as its single policy. IMHO you'd romp in. ;-)

But schools? Sheesh. Do you have a model where this sort of school privatization has worked in a large first-world state? How do you know it won't end up like the privatized US healthcare system that even Obama's opponents agree is too expensive and needing reform? Or is the existing school system so bad it needs to be messed with that drastically?