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Originally Posted by B767drvr
I don't think it's "reasonable" at all. Why force your neighbors to pay for your children's education? You brought those children into the world, you pay for them, including their education.
Many couples have chosen to not reproduce. Why confiscate their wealth to pay for your choices? QUOTE]
Have you looked at your tax bill? You ARE paying a fair amount for school tax. No one in The Villages has school aged children yet that is part of our property tax bill.
There are only a tiny handful of states that give seniors a break on school tax.
No state gives a break on school taxes to childless people who are not seniors.
Progressive countries provide for their children and we should do more in the USA for our future generations.
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i could debate a long time on your example of school taxes but that is not the issue.
Check please...please check...those "progressive" countries you speak of.....do not have our military budget (If you can convince them to meet our load in policing the world, then that would be great).....those "progressive" countries pay so much more than us in taxes.....those "progressive" countries of which you speak do not, not even close, have the cost of education that the USA does....those "progressive" countries of which you speak do not even come close to spending the money we do in a stiuation of global disaster..... we are a bit different and if you are to compare, please...please...check and allow that comparison for debate !!!
Your words and those of those who propose this, are rosy, sweet sounding and that is it.......
"Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive."
William F. Buckley, Jr.
It would be wonderful if we could afford all these nice sounding idealistic ideas BUT WE CANNOT. We seem to always forget that with each thing we desire to have and purchase that sounds good....there always comes a bill.
We keep comparing ourselves to those "progressive" countries without really comparing them.
PS...One thing you are correct about......
"we should do more in the USA for our future generations" and I think a great start would be allowing them not to be hamstrung with our foolish spending.