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[JDgreen227]

Tell you guys something: Of my current $3200 per year property tax bill, $1400 goes directly to the local school district, another $400 to the county school district, and another $315 to the local community college. How I wish MY school taxes were frozen, as Bird says his are. And what REALLY galls me is this: I and my former spouse had no children, meaning we have NEVER had children in the local school system. WHY THE H*** have I ever had to pay even ONE CENT to support the schools in my community???!!!!

And what is an even bigger farceis that back about 1993, Michigan raised the state sales tax from 4% to 6% to fund school operating millage...prior to that, TWO THIRDS of my property taxes went to fund the local school systems when I got NOTHING for my tax money?? Now it's HALF, but I still get NOTHING in return. NOTHING. Schools should be funded by the people whose children use them, NOT by property owners in general.

 

[Bird]

Oops, I'm afraid I erred in starting a political discussion.

 

[Pops15]

In Illinois we pay real estate taxes twice a year. 1/2 in June, 1/2 in August or September.
A large portion does go for schools. Until the economy crashed there was a tremendous amount of new homes being built. Most big fancy homes with a hefty real estate tax bill. The schools are all screaming for more money. One of my customers is a school principal. I asked how the schools could all be hurting for money when all the new housing was providing an ever increasing tax base. He said if it was just operating money they needed they would be fine. The trouble he said, was the cost of expanding old schools or building new always outweighs the increased revenue brought in by the new homes, which also bring in new students requiring bigger schools.
I know several teachers. They ALL complain about being under paid but if you look at what they make and their benefits most of them do pretty well compared to what other people earn in THIS area. It may be different in your area. Administrators do make very good money. And they always seem to need more administrators.

Back to insurance....I've had home/auto policies where the premiums were due at 4 or 6 month intervals but the policy was always for a year. The policy on my truck is yearly but I have the option of paying in installments...with an added fee of course.

 

[JDgreen227]

Oops, I'm afraid I erred in starting a political discussion.

Bird, you ain't the OP of this thread and I don't think it is political yet, but go ahead and report yourself to a moderator should you wish...:laughing:

 

[aczlan]

I know several teachers. They ALL complain about being under paid but if you look at what they make and their benefits most of them do pretty well compared to what other people earn in THIS area. It may be different in your area. Administrators do make very good money. And they always seem to need more administrators.

Same here, if you add up pay, benefits and retirement, they are doing better than you would thing from their bellyaching and better than most of the parents in the school district..

Aaron Z

 

[Bird]

The policy on my truck is yearly but I have the option of paying in installments...with an added fee of course.

Actually, I do the installments, year round; i.e., 12 monthly payments. The added fee is so small and I just let them draft my checking account each month. No checks to write, no postage stamps to buy, no being sure it gets to them on the right date, etc. In other words, it's just more convenient for me.

 

[kenmac]

Tell you guys something: Of my current $3200 per year property tax bill, .

I guess mine ain't to bad. once per yr $680.00

 

[JDgreen227]

I guess mine ain't to bad. once per yr $680.00

Had I still had to pay school operating millage with my property taxes, my yearly bill would now be over $5,000 instead of $3200...!!!

 

[TCJatko]

Today's public education sytem is the classic definition of a monopoly; ever-increasing costs with ever-declining quality.

 

[Danno1]

Tell you guys something: Of my current $3200 per year property tax bill, $1400 goes directly to the local school district, another $400 to the county school district, and another $315 to the local community college. How I wish MY school taxes were frozen, as Bird says his are. And what REALLY galls me is this: I and my former spouse had no children, meaning we have NEVER had children in the local school system. WHY THE H*** have I ever had to pay even ONE CENT to support the schools in my community???!!!!

And what is an even bigger farceis that back about 1993, Michigan raised the state sales tax from 4% to 6% to fund school operating millage...prior to that, TWO THIRDS of my property taxes went to fund the local school systems when I got NOTHING for my tax money?? Now it's HALF, but I still get NOTHING in return. NOTHING. Schools should be funded by the people whose children use them, NOT by property owners in general.

Ya know JD, I asked a buddy of mine with no kids that same question years ago. His reply was that he didn't mind because (theoretically!) the kids would get educated and become productive members of society, which benefits everyone. Rather than deliquents, drug addicts, and thieves. Now w/o getting political, some schools are better than others at that task. As always, YMMV.



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