From a somewhat perturbed reader representing other perturbed readers:

Jonah, is your letter writer insinuating that, under our current system of government, parents pay the full support of their own children? What
rubbish!
Last year, my property taxes were nearly $4,000 (on a home appraised at
$163,000). The bulk of that went to pay for local schools — schools in
which I do not have (nor have I ever had) children. I’ve paid property taxes
(either directly or as a portion of rent) for over 20 years.
Now, I would not dispute the notion that good schools come under the heading
of “the greater good.” But let’s recognize that everyone, whether they have
children or not, contributes to the raising of the next generation.