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Little Bear · 12-15-2006, 09:48 AM

Don't focus on the taxes, focus on the spending. The towns have to raise enough revenue to cover the budget expenses. Look at the school budgets for these towns - they are out of control. Everyone is concerned about how to fund the schools, but who's questioning how much money is being allocated to these schools?

People need to redirect their efforts into making these towns accountable for their spending and also need to completely rethink the way these schools spend money. Fancy buildings to replace existing buildings that are structurally sound, but might need a renovation that costs far less than the replacement cost. But who's watching? The expenses just keep increasing and the quality of the product just keeps decreasing. Correlate that to private business and it doesn't take a genius to figure out that one would not be in business very long if it was operated the same as these public schools are being operated. There is little accountability and they think they just have an endless supply of money, which the effectively do - yours and mine.

12-15-2006, 09:48 AM	#35
Little Bear Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 581 Thanks: 125 Thanked 248 Times in 134 Posts	Barking up the wrong tree Don't focus on the taxes, focus on the spending. The towns have to raise enough revenue to cover the budget expenses. Look at the school budgets for these towns - they are out of control. Everyone is concerned about how to fund the schools, but who's questioning how much money is being allocated to these schools? People need to redirect their efforts into making these towns accountable for their spending and also need to completely rethink the way these schools spend money. Fancy buildings to replace existing buildings that are structurally sound, but might need a renovation that costs far less than the replacement cost. But who's watching? The expenses just keep increasing and the quality of the product just keeps decreasing. Correlate that to private business and it doesn't take a genius to figure out that one would not be in business very long if it was operated the same as these public schools are being operated. There is little accountability and they think they just have an endless supply of money, which the effectively do - yours and mine.