Friday, June 1, 2012

Are There Any Good Reasons Not to Move Education Finance to the ...

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Tom Borthwick tries to think of good arguments against moving school finance to the state level, and finds them wanting:

I?ve tried to think of arguments against this.? This is me trying very, very hard:

  • Sales taxes target, disporportionately, people of lower incomes.? Naturally, purchasing anything when of a lower income will, as a percentage, be a greater portion of available dollars than a wealthier individual.
  • This tax reduction would greatly benefit large property owners, who would likely be of means.
  • Some downsides are listed on Jon Geetings blog.? It?s also got a lot of the upsides. It?s worth the read.

But that?s really not nearly enough to say it?s a bad idea.? I read that sales exemptions for clothing under $50 would remain in place and we already do not have a tax on essential food items.? So the sales tax structure wouldn?t really negatively impact necessities.

Additionally, American home ownership values are different than those of Europe (look at the percentage of Swiss who rent) and my guess is that the benefit of property tax relief for the middle class and lower income seniors far outweighs any major corporate/upper class plot to secure another giveaway (that?s honestly something I look for in just about every bit of dollars legislation coming out of Harrisburg these days).

Ultimately, the state would reach parity in school funding.? Every child is equally valuable and our funding of education should reflect that.? No one district is superior to another.? My biggest hope is that, should this bill pass, each district is appropriately funded, not equally underfunded.? This Republican Trifecta that PA has been dealing with isn?t very friendly to children.

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