Reply To: Yeshiva Tuition

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WolfishMusings
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it’s not actually against the constitution, they use that as an excuse.

It is. I even quoted the relevant portion above. Or do you think I plucked that out of thin air?

1) they can give the 4k and say it’s for the secular education.

No they can’t. Read the quote above.

2) if we would really enroll in ps, you’ll see how quickly they can change the law, especially when their cost goes sky high.

Won’t happen for several reasons.

1. You’re not going to get people to enroll their kids in public school.

2. Even if you did that, the law can’t be changed overnight. The legislature has to vote on it and then it has to go to the voters (likely on Election Day). Do you think that all those from parents are going to keep their kids in public school between September and November?

3. Even if they did do that, the voters would understand it to be the ploy that it is and would not vote to fund religious private schools.

3) scientology, parents get all tuition as tax deductible, what happened to the law? by us they say no?

No they don’t. The institutions are tax-exempt – and so are yeshivos. But that doesn’t mean that the state is paying the tuition or giving parents tax credits for the tuition.

Please provide a cite that Scientologist parents can deduct their tuition from their state taxes.

The Wolf