Debate: Do Home Schoolers Deserve a Tax Break?
Some conservatives want a federal credit for families who teach their children at home. What are its chances in the new Congress?

Claim: Home schoolers do not deserve a tax break
Reason: Not using the public system does not exempt home schoolers from supporting it.
Warrant 0: There aren't any non-financial ways to support the public school system,
Warrant 1: There are non-financial ways to support the public school system,
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Home schoolers do not deserve a tax break
Reason: Home schooling is a scam meant to defund public schools, punish teachers' unions for supporting Democratic candidates and policies, and to keep women out of the paid  labor force.
Warrant 0: none of those accusations are provable
Warrant 1: all of those accusations are provable
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Home schoolers do not deserve a tax break
Reason: All people must be responsible for funding public schools with tax money in my opinion.
Warrant 0: home schoolers are simply an alternative to public school and deserve some sort of financial help to help students get educated
Warrant 1: home schoolers are not simply an alternative to public school and don't deserve some sort of  financial help to help students get educated
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Home schoolers do not deserve a tax break
Reason: Homeschooling is a choice.
Warrant 0: homeschooling is a cheap and easy process.
Warrant 1: homeschooling is an expensive and difficult process.
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Home schoolers do not deserve a tax break
Reason: Homeschooling is a choice.
Warrant 0: homeschooling is as valid a choice as public schooling
Warrant 1: homeschooling is not as valid a choice as public schooling
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Home schoolers do not deserve a tax break
Reason: This is a trick to defund public schools.
Warrant 0: defunding public schools will ultimately lead to a better system of American education
Warrant 1: defunding public schools will ultimately lead to a worse system of American education
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Home schoolers do not deserve a tax break
Reason: By giving a tax break to home-schoolers we increase the tax burden on everyone else for providing for public schools.
Warrant 0: people whose children attend public schools should not pay higher taxes
Warrant 1: people whose children attend public schools should pay higher taxes
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Home schoolers deserve a tax break
Reason: It undermines public education and emphasizes religious values over facts even though the two can easily co-exist.
Warrant 0: the two can so easily co exist
Warrant 1: the two hardly co exist
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Home schoolers deserve a tax break
Reason: Parents should either move to a better district or help improve public schooling instead of asking for a tax credit.
Warrant 0: all parents work to be sure their schools are the very best
Warrant 1: home-schooling parents aren't doing enough to be sure their schools are the very best
Correct warrant: 0