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> I'd argue the same thing about political parties that directly benefit from less educated citizens, defunding education. Where does that come from? America d

> I'd argue the same thing about political parties that directly benefit from less educated citizens, defunding education. Where does that come from? America does not have a problem funding education. It loves to invest in education. It's the return on investment that seems to be missing.

komali2 8y ago
>Under SALT, income that paid for public schools went untaxed at the federal level. Current law allows states that raise taxes to better fund public schools to receive a deduction through SALT. The Senate bill ends that ability. As states struggle to lessen the impact of the tax bill on citizens, there will be an outsized amount of pressure on the taxes that typically help public schools. https://thinkprogress.org/taxes-schools-public-private-d89e5157d5bf/ https://thinkprogress.org/taxes-schools-public-private-d89e5... > The administration’s new “America First” budget, released Thursday, follows through on this promise by slashing funds for the Education Department by 13.5 percent, or $9.2 billion. https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/03/trumps-education-budget-revealed/519837 https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/03/trumps... Education funding at local levels can be pathetically bad. So sure, someone can look at the doe and say "that's a bloated budget!" But the local politicians sure aren't helping. Why do teachers have to buy notebooks for their kids out of their own pocket? Why do so many teachers scrape by with 30, 40k/year salaries in places where that's definitely not affordable? These problems are real and they are happening in this country. Time just did a great piece on it, I highly recommend it.
- humanrebar 8y ago
  Right. We collect plenty of taxes (and private spending and donations besides) for good education. Some of the highest funding levels in the world. But we're not spending it on education or teacher salaries. The problem is elsewhere. At all levels.
  - komali2 8y ago
    I never mentioned taxes, I said education is underfunded, and it's mostly the fault of local politicians, and it's typically republicans that contribute to this issue. Really, I recommend the times peice. A good fix would be to stop tying school funding to property values.

komali2 8y ago

>Under SALT, income that paid for public schools went untaxed at the federal level. Current law allows states that raise taxes to better fund public schools to receive a deduction through SALT. The Senate bill ends that ability. As states struggle to lessen the impact of the tax bill on citizens, there will be an outsized amount of pressure on the taxes that typically help public schools. https://thinkprogress.org/taxes-schools-public-private-d89e5157d5bf/ https://thinkprogress.org/taxes-schools-public-private-d89e5... > The administration’s new “America First” budget, released Thursday, follows through on this promise by slashing funds for the Education Department by 13.5 percent, or $9.2 billion. https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/03/trumps-education-budget-revealed/519837 https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/03/trumps... Education funding at local levels can be pathetically bad. So sure, someone can look at the doe and say "that's a bloated budget!" But the local politicians sure aren't helping. Why do teachers have to buy notebooks for their kids out of their own pocket? Why do so many teachers scrape by with 30, 40k/year salaries in places where that's definitely not affordable? These problems are real and they are happening in this country. Time just did a great piece on it, I highly recommend it.

humanrebar 8y ago
Right. We collect plenty of taxes (and private spending and donations besides) for good education. Some of the highest funding levels in the world. But we're not spending it on education or teacher salaries. The problem is elsewhere. At all levels.
- komali2 8y ago
  I never mentioned taxes, I said education is underfunded, and it's mostly the fault of local politicians, and it's typically republicans that contribute to this issue. Really, I recommend the times peice. A good fix would be to stop tying school funding to property values.