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What do you mean people “very rarely” pay for local schools? I pay over 50% of my local property taxes into the school district here. It’s roughly that much all
by boardwaalk 7y ago
What do you mean people “very rarely” pay for local schools? I pay over 50% of my local property taxes into the school district here. It’s roughly that much all over the city and all over any big city in my state; you can’t escape it. And it was about $2800 out of my pocket last year.
And if you’re not paying this directly, it’s probably because you rent (and you’re getting passed on the cost) or it’s hidden in income taxes.
- quadrifoliate 7y ago> What do you mean people “very rarely” pay for local schools? I guess a nuanced version of what I mean is – they very rarely pay a lot for schools if they don't have children. Put another way, they do pay through the nose for schools if they do have children, which it sounds like you are doing. Of course there are exceptions to this. Maybe you live in a district with great schools and have no children, in which case you are paying for a great school with no direct way you can take advantage of the benefits. My point was that this situation is relatively rare; perhaps it wasn't expressed too well.
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