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Old 10-21-2015, 06:51 PM
 
Location: Glendale, Arizona
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Maybe Arizona should increase property taxes to improve their terrible public school system
Why? And have a repeat performance of what Chicago is faced with? No thanks. Throwing money at schools does not improve them. Never has, and never will. That is not opinion, but fact. If it did Chicago would have the best schools in the world. Instead they're a disaster. This country is currently spending more per student on education, than at any time in it's history. We also spend more on education than any other country on Earth. Where has any of it gotten us? American schools currently rank 36th in the world. Not much value there. And you want to waste even more money?

New survey ranks U.S. students 36th in the world - How do we improve? | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | WSTM

U.S. education spending tops global list, study shows - CBS News

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/high_...d_reports.html

The current crop of kids who are "graduating" are dumber than stumps. In spite of spending a fortune on them. SAT scores have been steadily dropping for the last 4 decades. And through it all we just keep on spending. With a steady degradation of student performance every year that passes. The problem is not money. Nor has it ever been. Poor parenting, no discipline, outright laziness, poor family values, all coupled to an entitlement attitude are a cancer that is destroying education in this country. Raising taxes isn't going to accomplish anything except make us into another Chicago. Again, liberals never learn from their mistakes. They just keep making the same one's over and bigger.

 
Old 10-21-2015, 06:59 PM
 
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Why? And have a repeat performance of what Chicago is faced with? No thanks. Throwing money at schools does not improve them. Never has, and never will. That is not opinion, but fact. If it did Chicago would have the best schools in the world. Instead they're a disaster. This country is currently spending more per student on education, than at any time in it's history. We also spend more than any other country on Earth. Where has any of it gotten us? American schools currently rank 36th in the world. Not much value there. And you want to waste even more money?

New survey ranks U.S. students 36th in the world - How do we improve? | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | WSTM

U.S. education spending tops global list, study shows - CBS News

The current crop of kids who are "graduating" are dumber than stumps. In spite of spending a fortune on them. SAT scores have been steadily dropping for the last 4 decades. And through it all we just keep on spending. With a steady degradation of student performance every year that passes. The problem is not money. Nor has it ever been. Poor parenting, no discipline, outright laziness, poor family values, all coupled to an entitlement attitude are a cancer that is destroying education in this country. Raising taxes isn't going to accomplish anything except make us into another Chicago. Again, liberals never learn from their mistakes. They just keep making the same one's over and bigger.
I thought this thread was about the Chicago suburbs? Many of which have excellent public schools and much higher salaries than CPS so not sure what you're talking about. Higher pay = better talent, whether it's within the public school system or tech industry. Simple math right?
 
Old 10-22-2015, 05:30 AM
 
Location: Glendale, Arizona
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I thought this thread was about the Chicago suburbs? Many of which have excellent public schools and much higher salaries than CPS so not sure what you're talking about. Higher pay = better talent, whether it's within the public school system or tech industry. Simple math right?
Higher pay also equals higher taxes, which most Chicago suburbs have. (And they're going higher every year). As Chicago goes, the suburbs go. Again, if you need a model look at Detroit and it's surrounding communities. Do you think the real property values are skyrocketing? Most of the Chicago suburbs are plagued with the same problems. Countless underfunded pension obligations for their city workers and socialist teacher unions. (It's why their property taxes are rising faster than Chicago's). What do you think is going to happen to the entire suburban Chicago Metropolitan area once the city collapses? It's more like simple biology than math. Once the host dies, it's difficult for anything that feeds off it to survive.
 
Old 10-22-2015, 06:07 AM
 
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Higher pay also equals higher taxes, which most Chicago suburbs have. (And they're going higher every year). As Chicago goes, the suburbs go. Again, if you need a model look at Detroit and it's surrounding communities. Do you think the real property values are skyrocketing? Most of the Chicago suburbs are plagued with the same problems. Countless underfunded pension obligations for their city workers and socialist teacher unions. (It's why their property taxes are rising faster than Chicago's). What do you think is going to happen to the entire suburban Chicago Metropolitan area once the city collapses? It's more like simple biology than math. Once the host dies, it's difficult for anything that feeds off it to survive.
Chicago metro GDP $610B more than 2.5 times greater than Detroit metro GDP $236B. Not comparable situations at all. If Chicago was on the verge of mass destruction then why the influx of corporate relocations to the city? ConAgra being the latest in a series of relocates. You think increasing property taxes is the only way to increase revenue? Think again.

Chicago named 'Top Metro' for corporate relocation, expansion by Site Selection magazine | abc7chicago.com

On an aside, not all Detroit suburbs are struggling, in fact, many are thriving since the city's downfall and the corresponding real estate values reflect this.
 
Old 10-22-2015, 06:24 AM
 
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Top Cities for Job Growth: Chicago Named Best City for New and Expanding Companies | Chicago Inno

Chicago and Detroit both in the top 10. I don't see any cities from Arizona. Hmm
 
Old 10-22-2015, 06:29 AM
 
Location: Glendale, Arizona
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I don't see any cities from Arizona.
And you don't see 5 digit property taxes on 1,800 sq. ft. homes either. What you fail to understand is that a large majority of Phoenix's population is from Chicago. Now, why do you suppose that is? You can try to make yourself feel better by making all of these foolish comparisons. But the fact of the matter is Chicago is dead and sinking financially. And nothing is going to save it short of finding oil under the Loop.
 
Old 10-22-2015, 06:43 AM
 
Location: Glendale, Arizona
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Chicago metro GDP $610B more than 2.5 times greater than Detroit metro GDP $236B. Not comparable situations at all.
Really? The way they're going it soon will be. Here's a clue for you. Same liberal, Democratic socialist government for 50 years + Same out of control labor and teacher unions + Same unsustainable city and teacher pensions + Same bond rating deteriorating to junk bond status + Same shrinking tax base = The same exact problems and results. It's no longer a question of "If". But rather "When". And you're not going to have to wait much longer. Sorry to pee on your parade with reality. Perhaps a bigger umbrella is in order.
 
Old 10-22-2015, 07:13 AM
 
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And you don't see 5 digit property taxes on 1,800 sq. ft. homes either. What you fail to understand is that a large majority of Phoenix's population is from Chicago. Now, why do you suppose that is? You can try to make yourself feel better by making all of these foolish comparisons. But the fact of the matter is Chicago is dead and sinking financially. And nothing is going to save it short of finding oil under the Loop.
Haha I don't even know why I bother responding. I have been hearing about Chicago doomsdayers since I moved here 15 years ago. You couldn't pay me enough to move my family to Arizona even if there were no property taxes.
 
Old 10-22-2015, 07:15 AM
 
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There's a ton of denial here, not sure why. This is precisely why we sold our house recently and are renting and waiting to see how things go and figuring out if/how we could leave the state.

Interestingly, my mother in law grew up in an affluent burb of Detroit. Her one sister still lived there until earlier this year... Beverly Hills. They were both attorneys, bought their house in the 70's and renovated every square inch of it over the past 40 years. When they sold it to move and retire, guess what? They basically broke even. So, while the Detroit metro area may not have fallen off the map, living in a house for 40 years and spending God only knows how much on it and then selling it for close to what you paid in 1975 is pretty alarming. Luckily they're well off and had their ducks in a row, but imagine the people foolishly assuming that when you sell a house (especially after that much time and in pristine condition) you'll make a hefty profit?! Those days are long gone!

I feel sorry for anyone who recently bought a home in Chicagoland believing they were making a great investment... Wait a few years and see what it's worth.
 
Old 10-22-2015, 07:42 AM
 
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We moved/bought here just a few years ago...and we had choice of cities. We like so many others choose chicago. I agree with destinationunknown and LK that chicago's desirability is high (world class global destination city) and will remain high - if you buy in the right area. Just like anywhere else, location, location, location. We moved from Detroit so its rather funny when folks compare detroit to chicago... I think chicago has its problems but they are fixable when the right people(not saying one party or the other) just the right smart leaders eventually take over. So my outlook for here is positive, so peachy/safe that we did decide to have kids/raise them here...

Destination, i still plan on messing with you about how expensive hinsdale is...

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