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More importantly, what I’m speaking to is creating a sound tax policy –
cut taxes under every possible economic circumstance isn’t a sound tax
policy.

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By: briantroy

briantroy — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:23:18 +0000

As I said – more money doesn't solve all the problems.
More importantly, what I'm speaking to is creating a sound tax policy – cut taxes under every possible economic circumstance isn't a sound tax policy.
Creating a sound economic policy (nevermind the whole democratic system of government) requires a well educated population. As much as we'd like to believe cutting taxes ensures a robust economy – it simply isn't true or sustainable.
Shifting the tax burden to a national tax is simply a tax increase… why not do it in the state or local government instead? Why not a state property tax pool that can be dispensed per student (instead of staying in the district from which it was generated).

Listen – We have to fix the flawed priorities, we have to fix the poor funding decisions that the local schools make (sports over music/arts) – but defunding education isn't the answer.

By: dkjs

dkjs — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:12:39 +0000

Art, music, and gifted programs have been cut here in Minnesota over the past ten+ years, and we *have* a high tax bracket. Part of the problem is that academics and sports take preferential treatment over the extras you and I had in high school (which we took for granted). I teach in a school where the lockers are broken and the building is crumbling…the heaters are ancient and the technology available to students is outdated, at best. So if your theory of increasing taxes is correct, how come a high tax state like Minnesota–which claims to be all for education–ignores this school's (and many others like it) needs?

I do think that using property taxes to fund schools is a bad idea, as poor neighborhoods get the shaft, while affluent ones are exceptionally funded. However, increasing property taxes isn't necessarily the best route. A national sales tax of X% would likely generate enough revenue to equally fund schools across the board.

As an educator, mother, and conservative, I do agree that schools should be funded better, but not by increasing tax, but by changing how the tax is collected. i.e. national sales tax) jmpo.
DKJS

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