Posted on 02/21/2006 9:45:57 AM PST by Cat loving Texan
Exclusive: News poll reveals 52 percent willing to pay more in state taxes for education
AUSTIN The majority of Texans, despite being tax leery and skeptical of government spending, are willing to open their wallets to provide more money for public education, according to a new statewide survey.
A poll conducted for The Dallas Morning News shows that 52 percent of Texans say they would pay more in state taxes if the money went to schools, while 39 percent oppose an increase.
The majority disagree with Gov. Rick Perry and House Speaker Tom Craddick, who have insisted that any plan that lowers sky-high property taxes should only raise other taxes enough to replace the lost revenue a tax shift where schools would get little, if any, new funding.
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Of course... Its "for the children"...
Not this Texan.
I'm for letting everyone keep their money and sending their kids to the private school of their choice with the money they save.
I do not believe this for a second either. I'll bet they did not ask a lot of people who actually pay taxes.
Did the pollster ask whether the taxpayer would feel the same if the student was illegally in the country or the child of an illegal alien?
I don't believe this for a second.
Unfortunately I do There are enough sheep who believe spending more money on education is good and will fix the problem. This philosophy has been taught from Kindergarden on by the Teachers Unions.
I believe it, too. An astonishing number of otherwise reasonably functional people still believe that spending more money on government schools will produce better results.
I suspect this is because they're too busy watching football games or "American Idol" to read the numerous studies that show a negative correlation between spending and results.
This Texans isn't....
School Officials are buying their tickets to Italy in haste ... 2 week vacation
Ahem, before the money runs out.
I thought that would fund Tx. schools for years?
Consolidation is in order, or at the least - pruning the number of Vice principals, staff assistants, coaches and trainers, and counselors.
The savings could fund lower class size and more actual class room teachers.
I get tired of hearing how little teachers make. Yesterday I looked up for a class I am taking what a teacher makes in my area. The median salary for an elementary school teacher in my area is around $42K base, $59K with benefits. I do not care how you slice it, that is not bad for a 150 day a year job.
They never asked me. We already pay $8000 for each student.
IIRC the lottery was also going to "fix" the problem.
No way.
Given madates to hire bi-lingual teachers and the criminal notion of hiring illegal aliens as teachers...
~snicker~ I remember that. The lottery was going to bring X dollars a year. Funny how every state agency under the sun just needed X more dollars to make everything nice nice.
I voted against it.
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