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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:05:18 PM EDT
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My school district is bullshit with school supplies. They request each kid to bring way to much, then pool it so the ones that don't can get theirs for free. I now have 3 kids in, so I am buying almost one classroom worth. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:07:34 PM EDT
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I knew it was in Texas before even reading the article. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:08:22 PM EDT
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90% shitpost, 10% state hate that is an arfcom tradition. 
Texans say they're all about freedom, then build a $72million hs stadium with taxes. I do like Texas, too hot for me to move there though  Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Can you explain how you've mentally conflated compulsory taxes for the entertainment of high school children and their mentally retarded parents with freedom?
Texans say they're all about freedom, then build a $72million hs stadium with taxes. I do like Texas, too hot for me to move there though |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:08:44 PM EDT
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No. We have books for all the kids and parents don't have to buy the supplies required to run a classroom because we didn't spend all of our tax dollars on a stadium. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education That North Mexican quality of education you got there is showing. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Texas is so conservative! We Pennsylvanians should be more like them with our 30.06 signs and epic wastes of tax dollars for football stadiums. Texans are fucking retarded. And PA is king of football, btw. Winningest teams in the entire country are here, first game was played between Jeannette and Latrobe, and we produce more better players and legends than they do. Enjoy your little dick syndromes! https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education That North Mexican quality of education you got there is showing. 
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:09:08 PM EDT
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At least my hometown no longer has the most expensive stadium. I now know how Steve Harvey feels. Voters chose to build it. These districts are wealthy. No state income taxes. Soaring property values that are doing much better than the stock market. When Allen Texas built one for about six million Forbes magazine said it was a brilliant move to essentially brand the top and attack wealthy families. They can't build 750,000 $ homes fast enough and high paying industries are relocating there. There are 6000 high school students in Allen. Recently labeled the sixth best district in the country. The new stadium was a great investment. Same can be said for Katy. Winners act like winners and losers complain about it. Still playing in Plano's stadium or is y'all's fixed yet ? |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:09:23 PM EDT
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el oh el. How old are you? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Texas is so conservative! We Pennsylvanians should be more like them with our 30.06 signs and epic wastes of tax dollars for football stadiums. Texans are fucking retarded. And PA is king of football, btw. Winningest teams in the entire country are here, first game was played between Jeannette and Latrobe, and we produce more better players and legends than they do. Enjoy your little dick syndromes!
But he is right that texans are retarded. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:13:02 PM EDT
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That's actually kind of horrifying. I played from the 3rd grade through 12th as an O-lineman. That's a lot of sub-concussive hits over and over again. Makes you wonder if your life would have been any different had you not played. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ridiculous  The love affair that this country has with anything football related is truly mind boggling to behold. It's a fucking children's game and some people seem to worship it.https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Chronic_Traumatic_Encephalopathy.png https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/25/sports/football/nfl-cte.html?mcubz=1 |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:24:10 PM EDT
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Lol, so edgy Quote HistoryQuoted:
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There should be no high school sports. You want to play games, get a monopoly board and do it after 3pm. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:29:40 PM EDT
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Part of the issue is how Texas does school financing. IIRC, we are still using a version of the Robin Hood law. School districts that have more operating funds are forced to remit some of their tax revenue to poorer school distriicts. The kicker is that payments for capital improvements come off the top-not part of operating funds. Wealthy districts would rather burn their excess tax revenue on unnecessary capital project than just send the money back to the state. I live in a small district that was not poor. Every district like us has been poring money into capital projects.
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:31:19 PM EDT
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Part of the issue is how Texas does school financing. IIRC, we are still using a version of the Robin Hood law. School districts that have more operating funds are forced to remit some of their tax revenue to poorer school distriicts. The kicker is that payments for capital improvements come off the top-not part of operating funds. Wealthy districts would rather burn their excess tax revenue on unnecessary capital project than just send the money back to the state. I live in a small district that was not poor. Every district like us has been poring money into capital projects. Good point |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:32:23 PM EDT
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None of these stadiums actually make money. To generate sufficient cash flow to pay the operating costs, maint. costs, and to pay off the construction, you would have to book major acts and sell out the stadium 4 nights a week almost every week of the year. And, since you can't sell the high mark up items like beer, the ticket prices would have to be real steep for these acts.
Student tickets are low revenue/discounted seats. And, that's the bulk of the people on Friday night. Even the concession revenues are typically given, in part, to the booster groups that provide volunteer workers for the concession stands. Now, the stadiums do spin off some income to neighboring businesses. Sure. But, that's using everybody's money to build a facility that generates income for a select few like the local pizza and burger joints. Good for the local Chamber of Commerce. Not exactly a good deal for the tax payers. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:34:53 PM EDT
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Meh. Foosball is ok. It's the public support for what amounts to a past time activity that pisses me off. Maybe we can get the school district to issue a bond to raise funds for a petting zoo and a bowling alley, too. argh. Fuck roads. If your ISD is like mine, you can have a day care at the high school. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:36:21 PM EDT
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Part of the issue is how Texas does school financing. IIRC, we are still using a version of the Robin Hood law. School districts that have more operating funds are forced to remit some of their tax revenue to poorer school distriicts. The kicker is that payments for capital improvements come off the top-not part of operating funds. Wealthy districts would rather burn their excess tax revenue on unnecessary capital project than just send the money back to the state. I live in a small district that was not poor. Every district like us has been poring money into capital projects. Austin ISD Bond Package - 2017  Attached FileETA: AISD's latest bond package includes over $55MM for tech equipment. Holy shit - they're going to be paying for shitty Dell/Apple equipment for 30 years. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:43:17 PM EDT
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here's how this shit happens. The school board and district hold a referendum vote on this. They make daaaaamned sure to hold that off season - never on the same day as an actual election. literally 2% of the population vote. It passes - it always passes - because all the teachers, contractors, and football morons all go and vote for it. I watched a quarter BILLION dollar budget increase pass in my district using this exact model. 2% of the population voted - that was it. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:44:41 PM EDT
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Fucking morons
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:48:40 PM EDT
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Dude, it's only 97 degrees right now. My theory is that it is a man made yankee counter-measure, the converse being snow w/ southerners up north. Give me snow 
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Posted: 8/18/2017 4:56:42 PM EDT
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That money could have been better spent on Public Parks, Highways or whatever. That kind of money on a school football field is immensely irresponsible.
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Posted: 8/18/2017 5:06:17 PM EDT
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The guy crying about it has a household income of 150-200k, on a "valued" 200k home, said it increased by 60k, so he has a lot of free equity, and purchased a 140k home. Boo fucking hoo. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 5:06:36 PM EDT
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The school admin building in Katy looks like an Ivy League college all on it's own.....
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Posted: 8/18/2017 5:08:27 PM EDT
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You mean 60 million. And you left out the part about not being able to use it because to is a POS with cracked concrete. Still playing in Plano's stadium or is y'all's fixed yet ? |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 5:22:49 PM EDT
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I'd really don't see anything wrong with high property taxes as long as the residents get what they want. Fucking idiots |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 5:28:55 PM EDT
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Lol, Texas. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 5:57:34 PM EDT
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If they are earning between $150,000-$200,000 a year they shouldn't need to look for a smaller home. They need to spend their money more wisely . |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 5:57:56 PM EDT
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At least my hometown no longer has the most expensive stadium. I now know how Steve Harvey feels. Voters chose to build it. These districts are wealthy. No state income taxes. Soaring property values that are doing much better than the stock market. When Allen Texas built one for about six million Forbes magazine said it was a brilliant move to essentially brand the top and attack wealthy families. They can't build 750,000 $ homes fast enough and high paying industries are relocating there. There are 6000 high school students in Allen. Recently labeled the sixth best district in the country. The new stadium was a great investment. Same can be said for Katy. Winners act like winners and losers complain about it. Plus Allen is the only place in the country I've seen 50 year old men still wearing their letter jackets |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 5:59:13 PM EDT
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Getting out of hand, isn't it? Are Texans always oblivious to facts? |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 5:59:27 PM EDT
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Believe me, they are not hurting for money in Katy, as well as many other nicer cities around Houston. It's mind boggling how much money changes hands yearly around that area. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 6:00:33 PM EDT
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I'm sure you have an awesome reason why..... |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 6:11:48 PM EDT
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None of these stadiums actually make money. To generate sufficient cash flow to pay the operating costs, maint. costs, and to pay off the construction, you would have to book major acts and sell out the stadium 4 nights a week almost every week of the year. And, since you can't sell the high mark up items like beer, the ticket prices would have to be real steep for these acts. Student tickets are low revenue/discounted seats. And, that's the bulk of the people on Friday night. Even the concession revenues are typically given, in part, to the booster groups that provide volunteer workers for the concession stands. Now, the stadiums do spin off some income to neighboring businesses. Sure. But, that's using everybody's money to build a facility that generates income for a select few like the local pizza and burger joints. Good for the local Chamber of Commerce. Not exactly a good deal for the tax payers. Total bullshit though...have fun with your new generation of ditch diggers |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 6:19:23 PM EDT
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Income taxes wouldn't go towards the local government anyway. There are local income taxes. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 6:28:54 PM EDT
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Yep. Sucks here. Stay away! |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 6:35:20 PM EDT
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Stupid. Wonder if any of the players have the same last name as some of those on the school board?
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Posted: 8/18/2017 6:41:23 PM EDT
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Fucking lol....so the money is better spent on a game..which will eventually give some slight % of their "revenue" back, rather than on something which will educate children...nice spin Total bullshit though...have fun with your new generation of ditch diggers Bunch of whining in this thread: "stop spending your money on things I don't like!" |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 6:41:40 PM EDT
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Been repaired for a while now. Contractor and engineering firm paid for it all since it was 100% their fuck up. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You mean 60 million. And you left out the part about not being able to use it because to is a POS with cracked concrete. Still playing in Plano's stadium or is y'all's fixed yet ? But then the biggest criticism of this stuff comes from the biggest losers. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 6:43:01 PM EDT
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So, rather than taking out your checkbook yourself, you voted to take other people's money so you kid would have something to do on Friday nights?
They would be screaming communists, FSA, and all manner of other such shit if HS football was not involved and their money was being spent. Heaven forbid the state would buy land for public hunting or some such. You would hear all about what a bad idea that was I'd bet. 
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Posted: 8/18/2017 6:44:36 PM EDT
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Bleh. I lived down the street when they built the stadium in Allen and all the shops off 5. Went from a quiet nice town to a generic suburb in no time. Plus Allen is the only place in the country I've seen 50 year old men still wearing their letter jackets Quote HistoryQuoted:
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At least my hometown no longer has the most expensive stadium. I now know how Steve Harvey feels. Voters chose to build it. These districts are wealthy. No state income taxes. Soaring property values that are doing much better than the stock market. When Allen Texas built one for about six million Forbes magazine said it was a brilliant move to essentially brand the top and attack wealthy families. They can't build 750,000 $ homes fast enough and high paying industries are relocating there. There are 6000 high school students in Allen. Recently labeled the sixth best district in the country. The new stadium was a great investment. Same can be said for Katy. Winners act like winners and losers complain about it. Plus Allen is the only place in the country I've seen 50 year old men still wearing their letter jackets |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 6:50:11 PM EDT
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But yet you only describe th schools as D-1 which is a sports ranking not an academic ranking. Personally I'm more proud that my school is a top ten school academically than a D-1 school. It's also nice that when you see alumni from my school on TV they're trying to explain cutting-edge research/ treatments in a way the general public can understand instead of "It was a good game. We won the game be cuz we score more points, if you score more points then you usually win the fame. It was a good game if you work hard and score more points" I said D-1 because my son will be going to a D-1 school to play baseball. Baseball only has 11.1/4 scholarships for the entire program so he got into a D-1 school due to his playing ability AND his 4.3 GPA from a Katy High School. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 7:09:00 PM EDT
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It's not just the property taxes, which for most wealthy suburban counties is rarely raised (mine says 20 years and this year the tax rate is going down). It's the assessment where they get us, which can be increased 10% per year. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 8:00:03 PM EDT
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Texans sure take their Football seriously.
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Posted: 8/18/2017 9:10:18 PM EDT
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That's a strawman. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 9:13:46 PM EDT
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Texans.
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Posted: 8/18/2017 9:18:13 PM EDT
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6k taxes on a 200k valued house? Did I read that correctly ? Lulz |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 9:27:19 PM EDT
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Facts aren't important to idiots. Stadium has been in daily use for years now. Seems like someone's public education wasn't very good if they make ignorant statements regarding other peoples' property. But then the biggest criticism of this stuff comes from the biggest losers. I don't follow HS football so I'm not up on th details. That's why I put a "?"When I asked if the stadium had been repaired. And Allen isn't anything special. It's a nice place but I like my part of Plano just fine. I've lived in Coral Gables, Sunny Isles beach, Fl and Fairfield County, Conn. among others The Allen McMansion dwellers think they are rich beause many have never seen actual wealth |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 10:54:59 PM EDT
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Wow! I go to all the home games and I've never seen what you are talking about. Allen is anything but generic. Well except the giant gaudy stadium on 5 |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:21:03 PM EDT
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Can you explain how you've mentally conflated compulsory taxes for the entertainment of high school children and their mentally retarded parents with freedom? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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So what? Freedom ain't free, pal. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:26:10 PM EDT
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Edging right into idiocracy. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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There should be no high school sports. You want to play games, get a monopoly board and do it after 3pm. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:28:55 PM EDT
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That money could have been better spent on Public Parks, Highways or whatever. That kind of money on a school football field is immensely irresponsible. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:31:15 PM EDT
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Plus Allen is the only place in the country I've seen 50 year old men still wearing their letter jackets |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:39:50 PM EDT
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Well, I attended public and private schools. And Allen's 60 mil boondoggle stadium was useless and you all were using Plano's stadium. I don't follow HS football so I'm not up on th details. That's why I put a "?"When I asked if the stadium had been repaired. And Allen isn't anything special. It's a nice place but I like my part of Plano just fine. I've lived in Coral Gables, Sunny Isles beach, Fl and Fairfield County, Conn. among others The Allen McMansion dwellers think they are rich beause many have never seen actual wealth Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Facts aren't important to idiots. Stadium has been in daily use for years now. Seems like someone's public education wasn't very good if they make ignorant statements regarding other peoples' property. But then the biggest criticism of this stuff comes from the biggest losers. I don't follow HS football so I'm not up on th details. That's why I put a "?"When I asked if the stadium had been repaired. And Allen isn't anything special. It's a nice place but I like my part of Plano just fine. I've lived in Coral Gables, Sunny Isles beach, Fl and Fairfield County, Conn. among others The Allen McMansion dwellers think they are rich beause many have never seen actual wealth
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Posted: 8/19/2017 3:49:33 PM EDT
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I'd really don't see anything wrong with high property taxes as long as the residents get what they want. My little burg built a very modest stadium seven years ago. It cost 10 million for a turf field, 500 seats on the home side and 250 on the visitors plus a concession stand and restrooms. The citizens voted down a 12 million dollar bond two years before because of the cost. The only difference between the two bonds was a second concession stand plus they took money for a new band hall in the bond that passed. |
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Posted: 8/19/2017 4:02:55 PM EDT
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Football should have exactly $0.00 spent on it from taxpayer dollars. Fund the program through ticket sales and fundraising, or better yet don't have a program at all. Spend the money on education, because that's what it was stolen at gunpoint for.
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