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> California moved to statewide funding parity for schools and voters simply decided they don't want to pay taxes that aren't local. Was there a reason given b
by newswasboring 4y ago
> California moved to statewide funding parity for schools and voters simply decided they don't want to pay taxes that aren't local.
Was there a reason given by these people for this? Or was it just "I don't want to pay for someone else". Because that is the core issue with US politics. Everything will improve if that goes away.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoThat was the reason. Nobody wants to pay a high tax to support schools when only a small fraction of that goes to their children's local school. Better to minimize the tax, have shitty public schools, and pay for private schools. It makes sense from a certain perspective. It was essentially the no child left behind policy for schools. No public schools are allowed to be better funded than the worst schools, so people look for alternatives to the system.