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/^t/One of the main argument in favour of schools being paid for by the parents of the pupils comes from sheer logic. There is no doubt that in the free market economy one must pay for goods or services one receives or benefits from. Thus, whenever we go shopping or to the hairdresser's we must have some money on or a credit card in hand. The situation here is quite simple: no one looks around for anybody to pay the bill. Schools, likewise, should be maintained by those, who attend them and learn or study. As far as children are concerned, it is their parents that are supposed to cover the cost of their children's education or the young themselves.