Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[Jar]

>>I live in a small community. Youth sports is part of my community. My guess is we are in a semantics situation here but if we did away with sports here where I live I feel it would be detrimental to the community.<<

Hi JB,

I'm not saying "no sports". I'm saying doing it with taxpayers funds is uncalled for. We don't need govt. doing Little League. If parents want to send kids to sports activities, dance class, snowboarding, Scouts, etc., fine, just don't ask my wife to get a job so we can pay the taxes required to fund it.

School sports likely started as follows - a school's kids played softball or football at recess. Then they realized the other school's kids did the same. They said - "hey let's play each other this Saturday". Fine and good. But now this is a huge beast way beyond anything required for kids to get a little exercise and have some friendly inter-school competition after hours.