Letters to the Editor

To the Editor:

The arguments of William B. Ball and Chester E. Finn Jr. for tax support for nonpublic schools ("False Assumptions on Voucher Programs and the Law"; "Does 'Public' Mean 'Good' ?", Commentary, Feb. 12, 1992) will not stand close scrutiny.

While Mr. Ball cites U.S. Supreme Court approval of some peripheral tax aids for nonpublic schools, such as transportation and textbook loans, he conveniently overlooks the fact that the Court in the 1970's and 1980's specifically held unconstitutional tuition reimbursement grants and tax credits, the...

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