Quote Originally Posted by Andy_Faber View Post
Either you misunderstood or I didn't put it very well - its a shame, but a fact, that outcomes are different for people who work 'hard' in high paying jobs (lets say, as I was one, accountants) versus those who work equally hard as, for instance, nurses. Doesn't make me as the high earner 'superior' as a person. I think that's what you were getting at

And at the two schools I'm aware of, facilities are 'shared around' quite a lot. I'm more aware of sporting and musical asset than other things but there's a lot of sharing with the local state schools. Maybe thats not what you meant. The problem regarding sports (neither of the independant schools I'm aware of played football) was generating interest outside core hours
I wasn’t being personal, but you attributed the ability to provide independent education for your children to your work ethic.
What I’m suggesting is that work ethic and ability to earn are different and some people with a great work ethic - maybe to the point that they have two or three jobs - will never be able to earn what you, or I, have earned through a possible combination of perceived intelligence and qualification.

Beyond that I’m agreeing with MARP in so much as, you are paying for a ‘service’ and with that comes VAT.
Now if we were to tax more fairly and constructively - and, unpopular though it undoubtedly is, I can’t actually see a way around taxation paying for the health, education and transport services we all require - then we could provide those better services and perhaps well intentioned parents such as yourself wouldn’t have to pay the 10-35000k pa school fees to reassure yourself that your kids are getting a decent education and access to the best facilities be that in sport, music, IT or whatever.