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I voted to have my taxes go up to pay for a new elementary school. They replaced a flat occupation tax with an increase in the income tax which would be about an extra $400 a year for me. But it'll come right out of my paycheck instead of being a separate bill I have to remember to pay.
Of course, all the idiots who live near me will probably vote against it and we won't get the school because "TAX BAD."
My city has a referendum to replace the middle school and add a wing to the elementary school. Oh and add fire suppression systems to both of them since they are so old they don't have them.
It'll cost me $700/year for like 25 years.
I'm voting yes. Let's invest in our schools and education system. Let's understand how incredibly useful the power of local taxes are.
And then be mad when the town dies because everyone leaves and no one new moves in. #1 thing on our list when looking where to move? School quality....well that and lack of Dollar Generals
I didn't realize how prevalent Dollar generals were until I took a road trip through West Virginia. It's like the only successful franchise in that entire state.
That's communism! ...... says guy who calls every political thing he sees communism
I dunno. I kinda like that guy more than the college kid that just read up on Marxism and now holds it as the solution to everything.
I'd love to invite them both to the same party.
More like...
"That's Fascist Communism!"
But yeah, same level of ignorance.
And we're talking about progressive tax brackets here. ONLY the money over $400k will be taxed higher. As in if you make $405k per year, only the $5k will be taxed higher.
I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization. - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.