tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422772553499773635.post3579185276185401862..comments2023-08-07T04:13:17.575-04:00Comments on One Plus One Doesn't Equal Two: It’s Business, It’s Not Personal…or is it?Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505866105152498768noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422772553499773635.post-65964285477306031672011-03-02T08:17:57.592-05:002011-03-02T08:17:57.592-05:00All of our children have the privilege and benefit...All of our children have the privilege and benefit of attending public school because of tax dollars. In other countries, parents must pay for their children to attend school. Unfortunately, education is one of the areas that gets hit the hardest during economic downturns. And, in this current adminstration, our government is looking at cutting programs that aid the neediest of it's citizens. The priorities are completely warped, in my opinion.<br /><br />Schools receive reveneue through home owners property and school taxes. Right now, the housing market is depressed and as a result property value has gone down. This effects the amount of tax dollars paid by home owners. In this present environment it translates to less dollars by way of taxes from home owners. It's a domino effect. With that being said, I don't think you should fear higher taxes but programs being cut due to not enough.<br /><br />The laws are on the books that every child is entitled to a free and appropriate education whether it be in publc or private schools. By law, the state and school districts are obligated to provide it.<br /><br />I think we should be more concerned that not enough money is funneled into education and programs are being are limited or cut all together.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07505866105152498768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422772553499773635.post-80162222520197452122011-03-02T02:02:31.873-05:002011-03-02T02:02:31.873-05:00Do you think the State considering reducing the am...Do you think the State considering reducing the amount of aid to schools for private special Ed placements is going to be a big concern? The state wants to shift the burden to the local taxpayers and that scares me.datrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11780816487520416497noreply@blogger.com