Could Federal Educational Vouchers Aimed at the Poor and Useable in Public Schools Work?

[Major Nikon]

99. Exactly

So even with local control you still get No Child Left Behind. That's the point.

You're making the same argument that the looneytarians make which is to point out the absolute worst things about federal control and pretending that it would all be that way. Where the harm comes in is when you introduce more political elements into the process. So instead of only having one political element, you have an almost infinite number of them. That's why and how things get so fucked up. Our national transportation system works beautifully because there is very little political influence at the local level. The same goes for the military. Say what you will about federal law enforcement, but it's infinitely better than local law enforcement. Say what you will about the federal courts system, but it's infinitely better than state and local courts. Most of the local programs that work well are those which are heavily regulated by the federal government. You have city managers, school superintendents, and all sorts of other local government officials even in smaller cities that make more than the President. No federal employee has a higher base salary than a rank-in-file member of congress. There's far less corruption at the federal level because every agency has a standardized system of oversight. There's far less waste and fraud at the federal level. The more chiefs you have, the less efficient your organization becomes.