Libertarian Counterpoint #1445 4/4/2019
Channel: Gale Morgan
Date: 2019-04-06

Our panelists are Pamela Olson, crusader for protecting children and families; and Mike Giles a teacher who turned away from the Dark Side.

Government has been defined as a monopoly of violence. Which
government monopolies offer more good than harm? Which cause
more harm than benefit?Has our Constitution's plan for limited government been corrupted by politicians' appetite for control? Our panelists certainly have good knowledge and opinions.

Pamela Olson, please tell us how you became a crusader. What government monopolies have brought us harm. Here's insight from teachers' union president Albert Shanker: “When school children start paying union dues, that‘s when I’ll start representing the interests of school children.” What other evil has the coercive union-politician cabal brought us?

Typical of political duplicity, the terms “ Child Welfare Services and Child Protection Services” sound rosy. Please enlighten us.

David W. Gordon, Superintendent of the Sacramento (CA) County Office of Education, once stated that families are best able to make the right school choice for their children. How and why have we been forced so far away from this ideal?