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    Question Doesn't a citizen have a right to education by the state?

    Hi,

    Doesn't a citizen have a right to education, under seventeen, that is the adult age in the states?



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    Rights don't have anything to do with citizenship. Government protects rights, it doesn't grant them, fund them or take some action that establishes them.

    Your question, properly asked is, "Do all human beings under the age of 17 have a right to education funded by some government through forcible acquision of resources from somebody?"

    Another related question is, "Does a human being under the age of 17 trapped alone on an island in the Pacific have a right to government administered education?"
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    No.

    Edit, Phil beat me to it so I'll take it to the next level.

    Parents have a duty to educate their offspring.

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    Nope, just ponies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Republicanguy View Post
    Hi,

    Doesn't a citizen have a right to education, under seventeen, that is the adult age in the states?
    Sure. (The right to free speech ensures that knowledge to educate is accessible)

    What they don't have is a right to extort other people at the barrel of a government gun to pay for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti Federalist View Post
    Sure. (The right to free speech ensures that knowledge to educate is accessible)

    What they don't have is a right to extort other people at the barrel of a government gun to pay for it.
    Disagree, amigo. Education is a privilege. If I were to teach basic handy-man essentials, or you the basics of ocean navigation, it would be up to either of us who we might take under instruction. Neither you nor I should ever be required to teach another because of some perceived "right." Therefore, education is a privilege, not a right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    Disagree, amigo. Education is a privilege. If I were to teach basic handy-man essentials, or you the basics of ocean navigation, it would be up to either of us who we might take under instruction. Neither you nor I should ever be required to teach another because of some perceived "right." Therefore, education is a privilege, not a right.
    I think he's just saying you have a right to be educated by voluntary means, and people can't prevent someone from educating you.
    "He's talkin' to his gut like it's a person!!" -me
    "dumpster diving isn't professional." - angelatc
    "You don't need a medical degree to spot obvious bullshit, that's actually a separate skill." -Scott Adams
    "When you are divided, and angry, and controlled, you target those 'different' from you, not those responsible [controllers]" -Q

    "Each of us must choose which course of action we should take: education, conventional political action, or even peaceful civil disobedience to bring about necessary changes. But let it not be said that we did nothing." - Ron Paul

    "Paul said "the wave of the future" is a coalition of anti-authoritarian progressive Democrats and libertarian Republicans in Congress opposed to domestic surveillance, opposed to starting new wars and in favor of ending the so-called War on Drugs."



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    "He's talkin' to his gut like it's a person!!" -me
    "dumpster diving isn't professional." - angelatc
    "You don't need a medical degree to spot obvious bullshit, that's actually a separate skill." -Scott Adams
    "When you are divided, and angry, and controlled, you target those 'different' from you, not those responsible [controllers]" -Q

    "Each of us must choose which course of action we should take: education, conventional political action, or even peaceful civil disobedience to bring about necessary changes. But let it not be said that we did nothing." - Ron Paul

    "Paul said "the wave of the future" is a coalition of anti-authoritarian progressive Democrats and libertarian Republicans in Congress opposed to domestic surveillance, opposed to starting new wars and in favor of ending the so-called War on Drugs."

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    You have a right to educate yourself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dannno View Post
    I think he's just saying you have a right to be educated by voluntary means, and people can't prevent someone from educating you.
    I'm sure he did. Little words mean something though. For example in your sentence craft I would prefer it stated...

    Quote Originally Posted by dannno View Post
    I think he's just saying you have a right to be educated seek education by voluntary means, and people can't prevent someone from educating you.

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    I think it is reasonable to have a government provide services and education can be one of them.

    Calling it a 'Right' gets many people annoyed though because Rights are generally seen as something to do with individual human freedoms or Natural Law such as Free Speech, Freedom to Travel, the Right to Self Defense, or being Free from invasion of Privacy. When you think of Rights only as Human Rights, for many people it can't have anything to do with government providing education or things like social services.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    Disagree, amigo. Education is a privilege. If I were to teach basic handy-man essentials, or you the basics of ocean navigation, it would be up to either of us who we might take under instruction. Neither you nor I should ever be required to teach another because of some perceived "right." Therefore, education is a privilege, not a right.
    Oh, sure, if it required the services of another person to teach that skill.

    I guess what I was suggesting is that you have right to free speech, along with that you have a right to listen, and absorb that information, thus, educating yourself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VIDEODROME View Post
    I think it is reasonable to have a government provide services and education can be one of them.

    Calling it a 'Right' gets many people annoyed though because Rights are generally seen as something to do with individual human freedoms or Natural Law such as Free Speech, Freedom to Travel, the Right to Self Defense, or being Free from invasion of Privacy. When you think of Rights only as Human Rights, for many people it can't have anything to do with government providing education or things like social services.
    What if I don't want their "service"?

    Am I free to decline and not pay for something I do not want?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dannno View Post
    I think he's just saying you have a right to be educated by voluntary means, and people can't prevent someone from educating you.
    Yes, exactly, or from educating yourself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    I'm sure he did. Little words mean something though. For example in your sentence craft I would prefer it stated...
    Agreed, it was worded in a clumsy fashion.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Republicanguy View Post
    Hi,

    Doesn't a citizen have a right to education, under seventeen, that is the adult age in the states?
    A mans rights end where the equal rights of other men begin. Thus, a man can have NO expectation of entitlement which comes at the expense of forcing another man go give something up. This includes time and wages spent teaching. The expectation of having a "Right to Education" is nothing short of an infringement on the equal rights of other men. It would be no different than demanding that I claim I have a right to force you to spend 8 hours a day raising my children.

    Any "Rights of Entitlement" such as Education always come at the expense of Equal Rights of other men.

    (For any Feminists, the term "men" and "man" is intended as Human, not male.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Republicanguy View Post
    Hi,

    Doesn't a citizen have a right to education, under seventeen, that is the adult age in the states?
    In my state it is in the state constitution . I wish it was not . They do not pay for books though and buses are not always available so it really is not " free" for that individual . It comes at a great cost . Half of all state tax collected and all property tax is used to pay it . At about 10K per yr per kid , or twice the price of the avg kid in private school .The remainder of the state is pretty efficient . If it was removed from the state constitution and abolished I think property tax could be eliminated , state tax reduced by half . I doubt kids would be any dumber overall .
    Last edited by oyarde; 02-13-2018 at 06:18 PM.

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    "Education".

    So, everyone's just going to let that go by, right?

    What part of my "education" involved skipping chemistry so I could sit in the gym and watch scantily clad teenage girls do cartwheels?

    What part of my "education" was it when I went hungry most lunches because there was literally nothing to eat but abject crap?

    What part of my "education" involved memorizing verifiably false statements?

    What part of my "education" involved being held prisoner for almost half of my waking hours?
    There are no crimes against people.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fisharmor View Post
    "Education".

    So, everyone's just going to let that go by, right?

    What part of my "education" involved skipping chemistry so I could sit in the gym and watch scantily clad teenage girls do cartwheels?

    What part of my "education" was it when I went hungry most lunches because there was literally nothing to eat but abject crap?

    What part of my "education" involved memorizing verifiably false statements?

    What part of my "education" involved being held prisoner for almost half of my waking hours?
    People need to understand how Public Education serves the Elite:



    School works better than ever, at least as far as the Elite are concerned. School does NOT serve the interests of those attending.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zippyjuan View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by fisharmor View Post
    "Education".

    So, everyone's just going to let that go by, right?

    What part of my "education" involved skipping chemistry so I could sit in the gym and watch scantily clad teenage girls do cartwheels?

    What part of my "education" was it when I went hungry most lunches because there was literally nothing to eat but abject crap?

    What part of my "education" involved memorizing verifiably false statements?

    What part of my "education" involved being held prisoner for almost half of my waking hours?
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    I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti Federalist View Post
    What if I don't want their "service"?

    Am I free to decline and not pay for something I do not want?
    I'm not sure every government service can realistically be split up and you can be guaranteed to never pay for a service you're not using as a Tax Payer.

    I suppose the main tool we have is to complain to our Representatives or vote.



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