So this post isn't about driving, just another thing that really bugs me - people.
For those of you not watching local Salt Lake City news - the Jordan School District has recently undergone a nasty divorce from the newly-formed Canyons School District. JSD, formerly the largest school district in Utah, and one of the largest in the country, is now flat broke. Without going into the details of all the (stupid) 'cost-cutting' measures that are currently underway to try (in vain) to keep the district from going under, I want to focus on what I feel is the heart of the issue: Utahns.
The residents of the JSD pay property taxes to support the schools. These crusaders of 'self-reliance' and 'liberty' are now begging the rest of the state (i.e. us*) for tax money to support their bloated and under-funded schools, while at the same time once again voting down a tax increase. Now my sympathy glands were just about to kick until I heard the following: average property taxes for people in the district range from $10-15/month. These people will proudly tell you how they have not had a tax increase in over twelve years (way to stick it to the man! er.. your kids!).
Places I regularly spend more than $10-15/month include:
Wendys
Subway
Cable TV
DVR service
RedBox
etc...
Seriously folks, give up the delicious, delicious five dollar footlongs and help some poor teacher keep his/her job!
*Thanks to our family's ongoing plan to never actually own a house (3.75 years and counting) we don't actually pay property taxes, but if we did...
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As a property tax payer minus children, this is not a subject that I love. Our bill for the nebo school district averages out to about 100.00 a month (we pay once a year, so I had to dig out my tax statement to see what percentage Nebo collected). We do not have cable, and there are very FEW things that I spend over 100.00 on a month. Our teachers are safe from being fired in the great town of Springville. Residents of certain counties in Salt Lake have complained that while they own property (not residential, businesses, etc etc etc) they are paying for education, a majority comes from apartment dwellers. IE those receiving the benefit are not paying for it. How to balance charity and accountability... that is the question...
Wow... we get tax increases every year, and it is way over that.
I am fine paying taxes for my own area but don't want to support another where they won't raise their own.
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