It would be nice if the Lotto had been a solution, but it wasn;t. It was a scam- whether intentionally or unintentionally.
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See page 10-11 in the above document for the "hoax" aspect of lotteries
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California real estate has skyrocketed, and you are wondering what the authority is for Prop 13 hurting the schools? Before prop 13 schools got a hefty portion of the taxes collected on increasing Ca property, now they do not. I must say our tax bill is amazingly low - but if you look at a graph of school performance since prop 13 you will see the correlation.
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Prop 13 didn't just reduce tax revenues, it kept older residents locked in their homes- since they didn't want to sell and have to pay larger property taxes elsewhere, triggering the above result- see abstract above.
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Pupil to teacher ratio increases due to prop 13
And it goes on and on and on.
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Considering the assessed value of our house, and what it is really worth, we're paying ridiculously low taxes.
I know, I know- schools are the only area where "magically" more money doesn't buy you quality. Not. If you spend enough on quality, you will get quality. It's true, you can waste money- but California schools before prop 13 were excellent, and many of the problems now can be laid at the door of budget constraints. Our large Hispanic population poses some problems, but nothing that money and extra classes, and smaller pupil to teacher ratios couldn't solve. Carefully applying money to a problem, gives solutions- or so I have found in my life. When you have no money, your options are severely limited- and that's the position California's public schools are in. |
