Arizona’s tuition tax credit debated at U.S. Supreme Court

Arizona Republic: “‘There is a very important philosophical point here,’ [Justice Alito] said sternly. ‘You think that all the money belongs to the government except to the extent that it deigns to allow private people to keep some of it’ . . . Outside the court, [David Cortman], a Georgia lawyer for the Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization, told reporters that the private-school tax credit is only one of many options Arizona offers to trim taxpayer debt. ‘It’s simply not the government’s money until you reach the bottom line of the tax form, and no sooner,’ he said.”