Steelplate
Bluesman
Not going to mention the school district, because I'm not giving out personal info on my kid's school district.
But here's the deal. Last time my kid's school district put a levy on the ballot, voters said no. They were tired of voting yes to levies only to have the school sytem not put it toward education, but gym floors, new tile, and the like.
So, in 2011, the voters said no to a new levy.
So, my kid's school district came back this year and said, "if we don't get this levy passed we will have to cut the sports programs or really raise the price to participate."
Well, people just FREAKED! Oh, we can't lose the sports programs, what about the kids!
Naturally, the levy passed.
ONE WEEK after the levy passed, my kid's school just made an annoucement concerning the sports program, (just heard it on the radio not 15 minutes ago). They are RAISING THE PRICE to participate in the sports programs like football, ANYWAY.
They are raising the price for high school sports participation from $100 to $240! And the price for Middle School sports participation from $50 to $150!
Now, I don't care, because my kid isn't in sports, but THIS IS A SPIT IN THE EYE to every parent who voted yes on the levy to save sports. Double and TRIPLE the price to participate in this economy and AFTER we voted to raise property taxes???
This should be a lesson and a clarion call to NEVER trust this school district again. I will vote NO on every levy from now on.
This is so brazen, and so arrogant I hope there are a lot of parents who throw a fit about this.
Unbelievable! And it should be a lesson. Liberals will LIE and try to manipulate and scare you to get you to vote a tax hike, AND THEN THEY WILL SCREW YOU, ANYWAY. NEVER TRUST THEM.
(and that's why I'm glad I voted no on this levy, I wish there had been more voters who had done the same. Once again, I've been proven right, but it's little comfort)
Ok slick... here's the deal. This is the EXACT flaw in Conservative "small government" thinking....
Taxpayers demand that the Feds get out of their business AND bitch and moan about the debt.... the Fed cuts funding to states to appease the taxpayer. The states(with limited budgets themselves) have a choice....they can either raise taxes, or cut programs...Raising taxes causes the taxpayers to bitch...cutting programs also causes taxpayers to bitch...but is politically safer among Conservatives.
So...the State(governor Corbett in my state) decided to make massive cuts to the k-12 program AND cut in half state funding to our State universities..... Guess what?
This passes the buck onto the LOCALITIES... which, because of a generally lower population and by default.. taxbase... have one of two choices.... Raise local taxes, or Cut Programs... because of the smaller population to draw from... both choices, once you get to the local level are extreme... your taxes go way up, or your services go way down.
But hey.... you got your "smaller" government, didn't you?