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Posted: 11/3/2009 10:53:37 AM EDT

Yippe, I am paying over $1000 in taxes to the school system that I have no kids in and has one of the highest drop-out rates in the state.

Posted: 11/3/2009 10:54:39 AM EDT

[#1]

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Yippe, I am paying over $1000 in taxes to the school system that I have no kids in and has one of the highest drop rates in the state.

Get used to it. Or vote.

Posted: 11/3/2009 10:56:18 AM EDT

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Yippe, I am paying over $1000 in taxes to the school system that I have no kids in and has one of the highest drop rates in the state.

I just paid $3700 to a school system that I have no kids in and has 24+ teachers/administrators making over $100K a year in.

Posted: 11/3/2009 10:57:33 AM EDT

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Yippe, I am paying over $1000 in taxes to the school system...

You socialist.

Posted: 11/3/2009 10:58:47 AM EDT

[#4]

And you thoought Colledge was expensive.....you get to pay for public school for the rest of your life kids or no kids...and here I thought the lotto was gonna save us all....

Posted: 11/3/2009 11:01:09 AM EDT

[#5]

Florida?

I'm paying my share for the hoodrat babysitting service here in the Sunshine State. And I'm paying about $13,000 a year after taxes for my 2 of my kids Catholic Schools.

Worth every penny. My kids' tuition, not the taxpayer-funded daycare.

Posted: 11/3/2009 11:03:35 AM EDT

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Yippe, I am paying over $1000 in taxes to the school system that I have no kids in and has one of the highest drop-out rates in the state.

Lucky you!

School taxes for both of my homes is over 5K this year. I have no kids either.

The good news is the head dickhead school tax theif croaked at home Sunday.

See ya in hell......

Posted: 11/3/2009 11:06:31 AM EDT

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Yippe, I am paying over $1000 in taxes to the school system that I have no kids in and has one of the highest drop-out rates in the state.

Then move. Your choice to live there.

Posted: 11/3/2009 11:13:17 AM EDT

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Yippe, I am paying over $1000 in taxes to the school system that I have no kids in and has one of the highest drop-out rates in the state.

Same here

Of course that doesn't even count whats taken out of our income taxes for schools.

Posted: 11/3/2009 11:18:44 AM EDT

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Yippe, I am paying over $1000 in taxes to the school system that I have no kids in and has one of the highest drop-out rates in the state.

Same here

Of course that doesn't even count whats taken out of our income taxes for schools.

Thankfully, no state income tax here.

Posted: 11/3/2009 11:26:22 AM EDT

[#10]

So?

Taxes are used for a bunch of things that you may not be directly involved in.

Until there is a better option, I am all for public schools. Bad schools are going to help more than no schools.

Posted: 11/3/2009 11:35:53 AM EDT

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Yippe, I am paying over $1000 in taxes to the school system that I have no kids in and has one of the highest drop-out rates in the state.

We paid $6,000.00 per year in FL up until 2007 when we left ...

The School Boards in FL sure can Pi$$ away $$$––The Schools even gave some kids "Free" Physical Therapy...

Posted: 11/3/2009 11:36:06 AM EDT

[#12]

Sweet same deal here, you cant help but just love Houston...

Posted: 11/3/2009 11:38:23 AM EDT

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Florida?

I'm paying my share for the hoodrat babysitting service here in the Sunshine State.

Ain't that the truth.

Posted: 11/3/2009 11:39:56 AM EDT

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So?

Taxes are used for a bunch of things that you may not be directly involved in.

Until there is a better option, I am all for public schools. Bad schools are going to help more than no schools.

I am just more frustrated at this county consistently very high drop-out rate, ever since I moved here, it doesn't seem to change.

Maybe it is time to outsource the school systems to the private sector that consistently show poor results.

Posted: 11/3/2009 11:40:52 AM EDT

[#15]

I pay taxes for the senior citizens bingo hall, but I don't use that either.

We homeschooled. That meant:

We lost one income

We paid school taxes for schools we didn't use.

We paid for independent supplies and curriculums.

We got hassled every year by the local school board

I came to the conclusion that good schools ultimately strengthened a community and supported property values and decided not to stew about it. I could always move if it bugged me enough.

Posted: 11/3/2009 12:04:55 PM EDT

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Quoted:

Quoted:
So?

Taxes are used for a bunch of things that you may not be directly involved in.

Until there is a better option, I am all for public schools. Bad schools are going to help more than no schools.

I am just more frustrated at this county consistently very high drop-out rate, ever since I moved here, it doesn't seem to change.

Maybe it is time to outsource the school systems to the private sector that consistently show poor results.

Hmm - time to run them more like a business, maybe. I vote for a lot more vocational schools and high schools that teach vocational skills.

Not everyone is college material and the service industry makes good money.

Posted: 11/3/2009 12:09:52 PM EDT

[#17]

Only $1000?

You are lucky, $2500 here, and 1% of all my income. Plus there is a vote today to add another $450 to my property tax, and the school board wants to up the income tax next year. Our graduation rate is about 65%.

Funny, they keep saying this will increase property values, yet no homes are selling in our crap hole town and foreclosures keep increasing. If I could move tomorrow, I would.

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