Should there be a seperate "education tax" that people without children would be exempt from paying?
2007-10-06 16:33:22 · 16 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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I AM WRONG!
If Dead Marxist agrees with me then I must be worng. LOLOLOL (JK)
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2007-10-06 16:42:30 · update #1
- wrong - (above)
2007-10-06 16:42:45 · update #2
Why do people who never break the law or set fires have to pay for police and firefighters?
Silly chi Guy.
2007-10-07 06:03:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't believe that you don't know the answer to this one.
First off - someone (with or without children) paid to educate these "dinks" (double income, no kids). And someone (again, with or without kids) is going to pay dearly if our public education system goes bottoms up.
It would be incredibly complex and chaotic to try and initiate a system of taxes tied to the actual percentage of use by each individual - highway funding from people without vehicles? That sucks, eh? And trash collection and recycling costs - would we have to weigh the refuse from each household to determine a fair and just tax percentage? And our defense spending - San Fransisco's portion would be what if it were based on perceived need?
Better we just all pay into the fund and elect people who will best represent the way we want our moneys spent.
2007-10-06 23:57:15 · answer #2 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Or perhaps we should abandon socialized education and allow people to provide for their own children. If a family can't pay the tuition then the school could provide discounts or even free tuition and write the loss off of their taxes. I think that sounds even better.
2007-10-06 23:43:21 · answer #3 · answered by Ethan M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the right thing to do.
Would you deny childrens the chance to learn?
I moved from New Jersey, possibly the highest property tax area in the US.
I now live in Alabama, the lowest property tax area in the country.
NJ had state of the art schools, AL has trailers.
I would gladly pay more tax to help teach the childrens.
Maybe that is just me.
2007-10-06 23:46:12 · answer #4 · answered by Think 1st 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because it's either that, as a good society should, or pay for the welfare and the prison that will come without it. It's not unlike the same questions those who don't use the public school system have asked for years. Why should I pay a school tax if I don't intend to send my kid to a public school?
2007-10-06 23:39:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Personally, when I see some examples of our educational system, it makes me feel like asking for a refund, but the fact still remains that education is a cornerstone of democracy. In other words, a democracy cannot exist without an educated populace.
2007-10-07 14:43:21 · answer #6 · answered by sagacious_ness 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because people without children paid to educate them.
Why are people under 50 paying Social Security even though we probably will never receive it?
2007-10-06 23:35:52 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
for the greater good of society. when i lived in KY there was school tax on every utility bill so everyone had an opportunity to do their part.
added. think 1st,we have blue ribbon schools and have trailers. the childrens will be OK with a lttle hardship,it builds character. I won't tell you about the high schoiol i went to
2007-10-06 23:53:48 · answer #8 · answered by here to help 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why do I pay taxes to support churches in my vicinity? I do not go to them. Why don't they pay taxes like we all do? What makes them so special?
2007-10-07 04:33:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why should anyone have to pay for this junk education system we have? Many of us home school or use private schools.
2007-10-07 00:16:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋