This falls under the category of "wow". While I find parents demanding accountability something to applaud, I rethought my opinion after reading the article. These parents in Orange County, FL, are suing because their kids are not getting the best education. Heck. I could have told them that! One reason we homeschooled our kids! The reason that the parents claim that the education is substandard is due to the amount of money spent per child. OK, hold on now! What? Parents are demanding that Florida, and Orange County specifically, spend more money per child in school. Where do they think this is going to come from? Pulling it out of our collective a--'s?
Read the article HERE
Do these people know where the government money comes from? Is it a total mystery? I know I have an economist son, but please! TAXES! Yup, it is OUR money that the government so freely spends. "Shouldn't we spend it on the CHILDREN??" Of course, but what OTHER program would you like to cut? Programs for the blind? Old people? People with disabilities? The library? Hell no! No one wants to cut anything but the government needs to spend more? More what? More of the taxpayers money! There is only ONE pie (represented as the tax money) and it can only be sliced in different ways. We can't make more pie.
Unless....well we could start having a state income tax! Sure, just like every other state except for a few, like Florida! Everyone would love that! How many people move to FL, TN, TX, AK, NH or NV because of the lack of a state income tax? I know it was one reason we stayed here in FL.
The article goes on to say that per student spending here in FL is pretty low, but we also have no state income tax. Our property taxes are fairly low as well. My house in Lake County, FL is taxed about $2,200 a year while my sister's smaller house on a smaller property has taxes nearing $10,000 a year! We are talking apples and oranges here.
What is the answer? Well, homeschooling and private schools, which are not for everyone I know or maybe throw the doors open to all schools and parents pick where they want their kids to go. Let the per-child money follow the child to any school. We'll see the public schools scramble to offer up some better options then! Nothing like a little, dare I say it? Competition!
Merry Christmas!
5 hours ago
I think it is our 'entitled' society that is creating the chaos. We have the same issues here when the health care isn't good enough for 'Jim' or there are potholes on 'Sue's' street or there aren't enough connecting roads for 'Bob' or 'Sally's' kids aren't getting enough special treatment in school. Everyone wants a bigger piece of the collective pie and thinks the government will just bake more pies our of thin air. The collective society needs a wake up call. I guess the recession is that, but unfortunately it usually affects those in the know first even if it is caused by those who feel entitled.
ReplyDeleteAgreed! The only way to make more "pie" is to tax the people more. No one needs this!
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