Englightened Self Interest

[madrobins]

Confidential to the two women who sat and complained for half an hour this morning, near where I sat at the coffee shop. You may not want your tax dollars going to public schools. You (according to your own statements) have no interest in having children (lucky children!). But you might bear in mind that when you are ancient and in some extended care facility, it's going to be the children in public school now who will be your doctors and nurses and caregivers, who will set up the trusts that keep your retirement income intact, who will arrange for social services to help you, will run the food banks and Meals on Wheels programs that keep you from eating catfood three times a day. Me, I want all those children, including mine, as well educated as possible, and as appreciative of what my generation has made possible for them as can be. Since they'll be changing my IVs and clipping my toenails as well, I consider this not only consideration of the public weal, but good planning for the covering of my ass.