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90% sounds ludicrously high, you sure about that? I mean I realize schools are expensive, but damn surely there are other expensive things local governments do?
by TulliusCicero 8y ago
90% sounds ludicrously high, you sure about that? I mean I realize schools are expensive, but damn surely there are other expensive things local governments do?
- ghaff 8y agoMy impression was that number was higher (perhaps because there was a time a few years years back when there was some mismanagement and significant incremental funds needed for the school system). But it's still about 65% and I'm not sure that accounts for all the transfer payments. https://www.ci.lancaster.ma.us/sites/lancasterma/files/uploads/combined_town_report_for_website.pdf https://www.ci.lancaster.ma.us/sites/lancasterma/files/uploa... It's a smallish rural town. There is police, fire, library, water, DPW, etc. but we don't even have services like trash collection which are private. Schools are significant.