No kids-Why do we have to pay school tax (San Antonio: environment, lawyer)

[firstclassflyer]

Originally Posted by imaterry78259

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The questions is why do I personally have to pay school tax. Is there any adult classes that NEISD offers that I can attend free to recoup some of my investment back. As I said earlier, I don't mind paying a nominal school tax but this is insane. I heard that they want to raise the school tax again.

May I suggest a grammar and/or punctuation class?

[majormadmax]

Originally Posted by firstclassflyer

May I suggest a grammar and/or punctuation class?

Who's gonna pay for that?!?

Cheers! M2

[davidt1]

Originally Posted by imaterry78259

Me and a couple of friends were sitting around watching Monday Football and wondered why we have to pay school tax since none of our kids went to school here in Texas. Is this taxation without representation?

We all agreed that we would not mind paying something for school tax but not the amount we are taxed on. Of course we had a few beers

Good stuff! If you don't have kids, you shouldn't have to pay for other people's kids. You were able to go to school because your parents paid into the system. Those people who think it's fair that everyone pays probably have kids and are enjoying the benefits of this unfair taxation. It's great that many kids will become future doctors, nurses, etc. But Will they work for you for free because you paid for their education? I don't think so. It's easy for some people to talk the talk because they are not being unfairly taxed. Here is an idea. I have two nephews who are very bright. They want to be doctors when they grow up. Their poor parents need $20K to send them to special schools. Will you help them? Can you send them a check so they can fulfill their dream of being tomorrow's doctors? They will be your doctors, you know.

[Eleanor Rigby]

I don't have any kids, so I do feel that I am "talking the talk", so to speak.

[loves2read]

the reason that you pay a school tax for owning property is that you are a resident not a transient like a renter (who actually does apy the taxes via rent for the person who owns the property) and therefore you have a vested interested in making the city/county/state a better place...
that means have an educated populace--to obey the laws, take pride in citizenship, have above minimum skills so that they can be gainfully employed and contribute to the tax base themselves instead of being a drain on it by needing Sec 8 housing or other state/city subsidized services...
The idea is that an educated population will create an attractive, upwardly mobile community and contribute to YOUR own well being--less crime, better jobs, viable life style for all...

The taxes that home/land owners pay are a good part of the tax base that support localpublic schools but the Robin Hood tax plan also requires ISDs in certain categories to give part of their tax money back to the state for the state to send to other "needy districts"--read that Wimberly ISD is one of those the state has categorized as needing to return money to the state...but Wimberly ISD says it does not have the extra money the state says it need to pay out--so the state may confiscate some of the tax base that Wimberly ISD has until the tax money is paid--

the state also contributes its share which has not really been increased proportionately for all the programs that it expects the districts to include and fund on their own--state has not increased its funding to take into account the numbers of minority/illegal students who are flooding inot some districts and not just those along the border...Local businesses that own property also pay school taxes...so YOU and your buddiesare not singled out---if you don't like your tax base find out WHY your taxes are going up--is it because the city or county has raised the appraisal valuation--that is different from the ISD raising the rates--have the capped the rate for seniors--that will mean an ever increasing burden on younger tax payers who will have to make up the increasing taxes by paying a higher tax rate--Seniors should maybe have their taxes capped based on income but not just on age IMO--
Learn how your ISD spends money--some districts that moaned the most about needing more money they could not get from their tax base and who started the whole Robin Hood tax fiasco plan were two districts in San Antonio area who paid the HIGHEST PER DIEM travel expenses when their admins and board went out of town--more than 50 a day more than at least three districts in my area--there was no call for that--they did not want to impose fiscal responsibility and took advantage of the money the state was sending them from OTHER DISTRICTS---
I HATE THE ROBIN HOOD TAX PLAN--
and I did not realize how the federal govt stiffs local isds but it does not surprise me at all
especially a Republican govt for past 10+ years--they could care less about funding anything that can't shoot or blow something up...or make money for someone on the take...

[traficdogn]

Originally Posted by Eleanor Rigby

We had a system that redistributed funds more equally. It was called Robin Hood, and while it was around for a while after a monumental court battle, it has since been revoked.

Yes, but we still have a system redistributing funds through franchise tax. So, not much has changed.

[imaterry78259]

Originally Posted by firstclassflyer

May I suggest a grammar and/or punctuation class?

Grammar lesson I need. I also need to learn how to multi task > drink beer, watch football and contribute to this blog at the same time.

[imaterry78259]

Originally Posted by majormadmax

Who's gonna pay for that?!?

Cheers! M2

I guess FF will since she loves to get rippoff by the ISD !!!!!!!!!

[firstclassflyer]

Umm..Last I looked...I'm definitely a HE!


No one likes being "rippoff by the ISD " but, it is what it is. No sense in whining on this forum.
Now, bend over and surrender your wallet.

[imaterry78259]

FF

Sorry about the gender

I have bent over and over and over and my wallet just can't take it anymore. I knew something had to be done when it start cutting into my beer money.

The fact remains that taxpayers are getting the shaft, the kids are getting the shaft and the building contractors are making a fortune. Growing up in LA during the population boom, we never had so many luxurious schools being built. Schools were instututions, not million dollar palaces.