There are a lot of private school options. And a voucher program would develop more over the years as more options entered the workplace. I disagree with your statement that separates "wealthy" from "taxpayers". Wealthy people and taxpayers are frequently the same people. And sense the voucher would still benefit A school, how does that result in a COST to the public schools? The public schools would have one less person to educate so it seems their costs should drop as people transferred (using the vouchers) to other educational options. In a voucher scenario, EDUCATION would improve, both public and private as more people had a choice about where they WANTED to send their children for education, not just where they HAD to send their children for school.