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Post #1,448
by Fearless Freep
7/11/01 12:22:09 PM
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New Agreed
I have no problems paying tax for schooling for the community at large, whether I'm a homeschooler, a public school user, or someone without children at all. Schooling is something the community should be responsible for.

I agree here. I homeschool and own a house. I pay property tax that funds schools (under New Mexico, my taxes actually augment schools throughout the state). I also pay local Gross Reciept Taxes that pay for buses I don't ride either. *shrug* It's part of the cost of living in a community/society

Property tax isn't a good way to pay for it. School tax should just be a part of income tax and be done with it.

I also agree here. What bothers me is the 'devide and conquer' approach to taxes that hides how much is being paid and what it's going for. A little tax here, a little tax there...
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Post #2,003
by wharris2
7/17/01 1:02:37 AM
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New squirms and taxation
Property tax is one way of trying to make sure the people living there care more than a fly's eyes about the property they're being taxed about.

OK, maybe property tax shouldn't be used for education. I can live with that argument.

Someone renting an apartment and who does not (directly) pay a property tax.... what do they care about the (invisible) tax on their (rented) property any more than they care about the (invisible) tax on their income?
To answer that, I have a counter-argument. When I pay my $800 check every six months or so, I damn well care about it. Dammit, make people pay their taxes every three months, six months, whatever and make them SWEAT. When I pay my taxes (and I know I'm unusual, I don't have that folded into my mortgage payment), I see a summary of what is spent toward schools, toward streets, toward sewers, toward the stadium, toward stupid statue at the corner, etc.

If there is no one other thing in favor of it, I favor property tax paying for schools because there are people who are writing checks to pay for it. Direct out-of-pocket expenses invite a LOT closer look than just dumping some state or federal money on it..
French Zombies are zapping me with lasers!
     popeye the movie was about LA - (boxley) - (57) - July 10, 2001, 09:43:17 PM EDT
         Theft, outright theft - but not *from* whom you might think. - (CRConrad) - (56) - July 11, 2001, 07:52:28 AM EDT
             I know how to make proper - (boxley) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 08:33:48 AM EDT
                 So? - (CRConrad) - July 11, 2001, 11:02:58 AM EDT
             Not really. - (addison) - (53) - July 11, 2001, 10:54:29 AM EDT
                 I've never liked personal property tax. - (admin) - (52) - July 11, 2001, 10:55:51 AM EDT
                     But OTOH, the whole idea of "double taxation" is BS, too. -NT - (CRConrad) - July 11, 2001, 11:05:35 AM EDT
                     That's just cause they use it to pay for schools. :) - (addison) - (50) - July 11, 2001, 11:07:03 AM EDT
                         No, it isn't. - (admin) - (49) - July 11, 2001, 11:16:20 AM EDT
                             wrong nothing is free - (boxley) - (3) - July 11, 2001, 11:19:04 AM EDT
                                 It is in Michigan. - (admin) - (2) - July 11, 2001, 11:23:26 AM EDT
                                     learn something new everyday - (boxley) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 11:27:34 AM EDT
                                         Heh. - (admin) - July 11, 2001, 11:30:14 AM EDT
                             Teach me to be snide in subject titles. - (addison) - (42) - July 11, 2001, 11:37:06 AM EDT
                                 Children are the responsibility of the community IMO - (admin) - (41) - July 11, 2001, 11:59:10 AM EDT
                                     Disagreed - (Fearless Freep) - (40) - July 11, 2001, 12:30:56 PM EDT
                                         So... - (admin) - (33) - July 11, 2001, 12:34:58 PM EDT
                                             Re: So... - (Fearless Freep) - (32) - July 11, 2001, 12:59:29 PM EDT
                                                 Actually, s/schools/schooling - (admin) - (2) - July 11, 2001, 01:09:58 PM EDT
                                                     Don't think so - (Fearless Freep) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 01:30:48 PM EDT
                                                         As a home schooler... - (admin) - July 11, 2001, 02:06:10 PM EDT
                                                 Problem is... - (pwhysall) - (28) - July 11, 2001, 01:13:06 PM EDT
                                                     Re: Problem is... - (Fearless Freep) - (13) - July 11, 2001, 01:22:09 PM EDT
                                                         And.... - (addison) - July 11, 2001, 01:30:24 PM EDT
                                                         Stakes are high - (pwhysall) - (11) - July 11, 2001, 01:39:23 PM EDT
                                                             Yup - (Fearless Freep) - (9) - July 11, 2001, 01:42:13 PM EDT
                                                                 And? - (pwhysall) - (8) - July 11, 2001, 01:52:35 PM EDT
                                                                     Re: And? - (Fearless Freep) - (7) - July 11, 2001, 02:07:52 PM EDT
                                                                         Er? - (pwhysall) - (5) - July 11, 2001, 02:12:06 PM EDT
                                                                             Same thing - (Fearless Freep) - (4) - July 11, 2001, 02:19:14 PM EDT
                                                                                 It's slightly different - (pwhysall) - (3) - July 11, 2001, 02:22:56 PM EDT
                                                                                     Re: It's slightly different - (Fearless Freep) - July 11, 2001, 02:28:32 PM EDT
                                                                                     Re: It's slightly different - (qstephens) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 06:38:40 PM EDT
                                                                                         couldnt you have just pulled out yer gun and? - (boxley) - July 11, 2001, 09:25:20 PM EDT
                                                                         Limitations of social workers - (pwhysall) - July 11, 2001, 02:31:37 PM EDT
                                                             I don't believe I said that. - (addison) - July 11, 2001, 01:43:32 PM EDT
                                                     Assuming.. - (Fearless Freep) - (13) - July 11, 2001, 01:38:17 PM EDT
                                                         Not nearly as equivocal - (pwhysall) - (11) - July 11, 2001, 01:41:35 PM EDT
                                                             My way? - (Fearless Freep) - (10) - July 11, 2001, 01:47:50 PM EDT
                                                                 I'm sorry - (pwhysall) - (9) - July 11, 2001, 01:54:12 PM EDT
                                                                     Re: I'm sorry - (Fearless Freep) - (8) - July 11, 2001, 02:06:38 PM EDT
                                                                         Is that a price that you're willing to pay? - (pwhysall) - (7) - July 11, 2001, 02:20:18 PM EDT
                                                                             Turn it around - (Fearless Freep) - (6) - July 11, 2001, 02:24:48 PM EDT
                                                                                 I'm the someone else - (pwhysall) - (5) - July 11, 2001, 02:34:47 PM EDT
                                                                                     Couple of nits... - (addison) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 02:51:07 PM EDT
                                                                                         Re: Couple of nits... - (admin) - July 11, 2001, 02:56:12 PM EDT
                                                                                     Would it? - (Fearless Freep) - (2) - July 11, 2001, 03:07:09 PM EDT
                                                                                         That's a highly pathological example - (pwhysall) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 03:44:42 PM EDT
                                                                                             Peter, there has to be a better way. - (boxley) - July 11, 2001, 09:36:54 PM EDT
                                                         NULL, ignore me please. - (pwhysall) - July 11, 2001, 01:44:23 PM EDT
                                         And also note: - (admin) - (5) - July 11, 2001, 12:38:40 PM EDT
                                             Fair point - (Fearless Freep) - (4) - July 11, 2001, 12:50:40 PM EDT
                                                 Not much that can be done about it. - (admin) - (3) - July 11, 2001, 12:56:15 PM EDT
                                                     Above thread describes the ickiest of human 'interactions' - (Ashton) - (2) - July 11, 2001, 04:50:11 PM EDT
                                                         Kind of hits close to home... - (mhuber) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 05:04:23 PM EDT
                                                             If I had a clumsy kid.. - (Ashton) - July 11, 2001, 05:49:16 PM EDT
                             Agreed - (Fearless Freep) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 12:22:09 PM EDT
                                 squirms and taxation - (wharris2) - July 17, 2001, 01:02:37 AM EDT

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