Bob Schaffer: “That is right. He came and testified. But that is indicative of a Federal system where we try to make laws and establish…”

“That is right. He came and testified. But that is indicative of a Federal system where we try to make laws and establish policy to help children in different neighborhoods throughout America. It is too impersonal. By the time those dollars get to kids, there is no human connection between the people who are calling the shots and establishing the policy and the poor child who is either languishing or succeeding in a school. But this model is very different because the person who contributes the money understands the value of the donation. And if that donation strikes them as a good idea, a good investment, something that is yielding appreciable benefits for the community and elevating the hope and future of children, that taxpayer is going to feel good about that donation and they are going to continue to make the donation. In fact, they might even make more as time goes by. That is just what we have seen in the several States that have tax credits, is as time goes on this tax credit strategy becomes favored over the bureaucratic model and more taxpayers like this system in a way that makes them feel better, makes them more generous with their dollars and in the end they are getting massive quantities of cash to the neediest children.”