Is homeschool easier than public school?

Not long ago my 11 year old daughter came to me upset because a public schooled friend claimed home school was easier than public school. The first thing that popped out of my mouth was "Well of course it is! Why would we choose to do things the hard way?"
But this was NOT what my 11 year old wanted to hear. I guess she felt insulted by the insinuation. I'm not sure that the public school friend was trying to insult her, or just letting my daughter know that her life was easier because she didn't have to "go to school."

Well - it is. I don't know what else to say. I would love to be able to help my daughter respond to this - because I know it is upsetting her. I just can't tell her that her friend is wrong. But I can certainly list all the reasons her friend is right - and then maybe console her by telling her more than likely the friend is simply jealous of her "easy" lifestyle!
so here we go - a list of reasons why home school is easier than public school;

1. You can sleep when you are tired. Seems simply enough - but if my kids were in PS they would have to catch the bus at 7:10 AM - as it is now - they sleep until much later than that.

2. You can eat when you are hungry. Seems simply enough - but in PS you only get to eat at scheduled times. Personally - I'm enjoying my chips and dip as I type this.

3. You can go to the bathroom when you need to - but kids in PS don't get to do that. I remember how much stress this caused me.

4. You can learn about things that interest you, instead of what some committee of so-called professionals has decided that every single child with a birthday within the same time period must learn. A good example - my daughter is studying digital photography, learning how to sew aprons out of pillow cases, and researching different breeds of dogs because she is trying to convince her parents we need a canine companion. These are all things she would have to do in her "spare time" if she were a PS student. And since they spend 2 hours a day on the bus, 7 hours a day at the school building, and then 2-3 hours a day doing homework - I'm not real certain when that "free" time might happen. Lucky for her the principal at her school counts those topics as educational.

5. If you don't understand something - you have one-on-one tutoring available free of charge. And you can spend as much or as little time on a topic as you need. If you get the math problem the first time - you get to move on to bigger and better things even if the person next to you doesn't understand it. And if you don't understand it - you can spend the next 3 weeks figuring it out without anyone one belittling you or rushing you.

6. If you decide you have no interest in something - you can put it away to come back to later - or never. Why waste precious time memorizing boring stuff?

So - these are just the things I came up with off the top of my head. I would love to hear what others believe are reason home school is easier than public school.