I live here. One of the best states in the union.Oh god...please don't get me started. It's political..and I can't go there in this forum. But I will say this...I could go on for days what is wrong w/ that state. It would make your head spin.
...if you like paying taxes & water shortage but hey, anyone that believe Cali should be it's own country is okay by me.
California is no longer in a drought. And when it was I was still miraculously able to drink water everyday.
Oh god...please don't get me started. It's political..and I can't go there in this forum. But I will say this...I could go on for days what is wrong w/ that state. It would make your head spin.
If true then how do states that have no state taxes even survive? Keeping more of your own money may not be appealing to you but I personally think I know how to better spend the money I earn than anyone else.
Texas balances having no state income tax by lower-than-average spending, higher-than-average property taxes and higher-than-average sales taxes. Not to mention the business franchise tax which is onerous for small and medium sized businesses. In 2012 lawsuits representing more than 500 school districts were filed against the state arguing that it does not properly finance public education. In fact a district court judge found the state's school system unconstitutional. I wonder why Texas such a successful state economically can't fund education in a constitutional manner?
I was home schooled and I have home schooled mine. My small business is thriving and my taxes are not "onerous". You talking lies from Commiefornia like you know what you're talking about ain't going to fly homie.
Everything I've said is objective facts. I referenced lawsuits and specific taxes.
Jerry is already licking is chops for 2019 lol
It's your wording that gets you in trouble with presenting the so-called facts which you are playing fast and lose with here... The schools in Texas were not deemed unconstitutional, like we are getting taught some illegal stuff here. The school finance system was found to be unconstitutional because it fails to provide adequate funding or distribute it funds fairly among school districts.
Some of our greatest minds were home schooled. Your thinking it is illuminating is telling on you sir, not me.
Your omission of my full posting is evidence of your playing fast and loose with the facts. It's inconvenient to rebut my full posting so you cherry-pick that which you feel comfort to address. The one paragraph you did address you hardly rebut. "Vaguries" is not a word but I assume you meant "vagaries".
It isn't 16 cents that we're talking about. It's saying for every dollar paid in federal taxes....how much in federal services back does that state receive.
Your emphasis of my homeschooling seems to incorrectly be a point of derogation. Are you not familiar with the homeschooling curriculum? You don't seem to be familiar that it's far more comprehensive than that of public schooling. Homeschool students learn to take responsibility for their own education at an early age, they are self-motivated, a quality that makes them attractive to many college recruiters. Because of their frequent socialization with adults, they tend to be bright, curious, and articulate which makes them attractive to companies as well as colleges.
Conservative communities take care of their own and therefore rely less on government provided services in contrast to liberal communities that insist on government providing everything from birth control to education. That which the government gives, the government can take away and therefore control your way of life. You must like being controlled. Social medicine, social engineering, social justice... no thank you.
