Cutting Property Tax?

[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

Deval Patrick wants to cut the property tax. Wouldn't that impact school funding, since that's where the money comes from? Can anybody cite sources in how that would work?

( if this is too off-topic, I apologize )

Comments

[on-reserve.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I guess I think that's crappy logic.

Basically he's saying, "this guy's going to tinker with the system and since I don't know the specifics of his plan I'll just stay with the status quo even though that has a standing record of not having been very good."

Or at least that's what I interpreted from the post.

[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

I think that's being a little hasty. If he was unaware (as I stated above) that Patrick intends to ensure continuity of educational funding,
then I can see where his concern, completely legitimate, would come from. That's different from what you posted above.

[kickindancer.livejournal.com]

Yes, I believe "unaware" is the word.

Like I said in my long post there, he hasn't actually read up on the candidates and their platforms and is going by hearsay and conjecture.

It would be unfortunate for him to remain ignorant and simply not vote, but that's his problem.

[kickindancer.livejournal.com]

Well, for B, this election is a tough one. He doesn't like any of the candidates. Most people will at least vote on one issue, even if they disagree with other views that a given candidate may have. B does it the other way--as soon as the candidate supports something that B doesn't, he'll decide not to vote for the candidate, regardless of the rest of the platform. I think that's silly, but to each his own.

In this case, B doesn't support Healey or the status quo, but is turned off by DP and his property tax cuts and I think one other thing about DP (can't remember what). B also hasn't gone out of his way to actually research what the candidates' platforms are, so basically, he's being lazy and that's disappointing when it comes to voting for people who will do things that affect you.

B is very hard to please politically---on one hand, he is a teacher, so voting for candidates that will do good things for education is in his best interests. (obviously left-leaning candidates excel here) He also hopes to be a homeowner soon, so lower property taxes would help him personally. On the other hand, B likes his hard-earned money in his pocket and believes that any time the govt tries to take it away for any reason is bad, so if his taxes are going to increase, he doesn't want it. (and here's where right-leaning candidates excel) Now--I see this looks contradictory---DP says he'll lower property taxes, not raise them. But if the property taxes go town, the funding has to come from somewhere (or teachers and schools get a raw deal), and I think B assumes that other taxes will go up.

If that's true, then we really break even---pay less on your property but more on income taxes=same amount of money leaving your paycheck to the town or state. So what difference would it make?

[la-ti-da.livejournal.com]

plus, my roommate is a teacher and she says kerry healey would be horrible for the education system and is praying she doesn't get elected. but i'm not sure on the details either :)