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Tax dollars are going for amy's daughter to receive religious training. and you would say what to them? >> you would only go to a school like that if that's what your beliefs were. >> right, but why should i be paying? i'm playing devil's advocate, to advance that type of education? >> i don't think there's any really good answer for that. >> counselor, what's your answer? >> my answer is we do this all the time. >> right. >> i mean, how long the pell grant program has existed in this country for decades. the gi bill program has existed in this country for decades. as long as those programs ha...

As long as those programs have existed, kids have been free to go to notre dame, to byu, and that's perfectly fine. why can the same principle not apply at the k-12 level? that's, at the end of the day, these programs provide aid to individuals, not to schools. and not a penny goes to any school, religious or nonreligious, but for the private and independent choice of citizens. this is not about government funding religion. it's about government providing a benefit to individuals and allowing them to use it where they see fit. >> thank you both so much for being here. this is one more reason w...