Vouchers, Tax Credits, and Social Conflict

By Andrew J. Coulson

Yesterday, I contended that education tax credits substantially avoid the compulsion inherent in school voucher programs — that vouchers compel all taxpayers to fund every kind of schooling (including ones they may strongly object to) whereas tax credits do not.
In his most recent response, NRO’s Robert VerBruggen disagrees. He writes
I don’t see how [tax credits do] [...]

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