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Breaking News: Texas wants to be more like Louisiana
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:43 am
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:43 am
Well this is interesting...
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So essentially, they want MORE state control of school funding. By increasing the sales tax by a full point - it would provide money that the state can send to the ISDs. Then, the ISDs could reduce their property taxes and still stay revenue-neutral.
A lot of us have long advocated that we need to fund our schools more like Texas does - less state control/funding and take the handcuffs off of the school district ability to use property taxes as they see fit. These three "GOP" leaders want to basically move closer to what LA does.
This is certainly interesting.
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Texas' top three political leaders — Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen — threw their support Wednesday behind a proposal to increase the sales tax by one percentage point in order to lower property taxes across the state.
So essentially, they want MORE state control of school funding. By increasing the sales tax by a full point - it would provide money that the state can send to the ISDs. Then, the ISDs could reduce their property taxes and still stay revenue-neutral.
A lot of us have long advocated that we need to fund our schools more like Texas does - less state control/funding and take the handcuffs off of the school district ability to use property taxes as they see fit. These three "GOP" leaders want to basically move closer to what LA does.
This is certainly interesting.
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Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:43 am to LSUFanHouston
Texans can trust their government to spend tax money wisely.
Can we? frick no
Can we? frick no
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:45 am to NIH
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Texans can trust their government to spend tax money wisely.
Yeah, but it's already being spent how the locals want it by the locals in charge. I can't see how centralizing the funding will end in anything but a redistribution.
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:45 am to LSUFanHouston
How are the Texas ISD's still broke year after year? We have one of the most successful lottery programs in the country of which 30-40% goes back to the schools, yet they are still broke AF. 
Not to mention we have substandard rankings :double casty:
Not to mention we have substandard rankings :double casty:
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:45 am to LSUFanHouston
Texas has a reputation of actually spending tax money on things that they said they will spend it for.
Louisiana government has no such trust placed in them, at least by people who are actually paying attention.
Louisiana government has no such trust placed in them, at least by people who are actually paying attention.
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:46 am to LSUFanHouston
I'm not fond of the deal either.
Even though Texas can force a school district to close (and it has in several cases where mismanagement was involved), this may push consolidation where it isn't needed, by forcing a district to consolidate or lose funding.
Even though Texas can force a school district to close (and it has in several cases where mismanagement was involved), this may push consolidation where it isn't needed, by forcing a district to consolidate or lose funding.
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:46 am to LSUFanHouston
Meh. This doesn’t have anything to with Louisiana. Louisiana’s school systems would be garbage regardless of how they are funded under the current political class in this state.
Texas is still the shining city on the hill when it comes to comparisons to Louisiana on public education. Shifting the tax burden around slightly won’t change that.
Texas is still the shining city on the hill when it comes to comparisons to Louisiana on public education. Shifting the tax burden around slightly won’t change that.
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:47 am to LSUFanHouston
Texas property taxes are out of control. i paid 13 grand last year
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:47 am to ILeaveAtHalftime
Our perpetual poverty class will always see to it that our public schools are shite
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:48 am to LSUFanHouston
quote:It is an effort to get more funding to property-poor ISDs.
A lot of us have long advocated that we need to fund our schools more like Texas does - less state control/funding and take the handcuffs off of the school district ability to use property taxes as they see fit. These three "GOP" leaders want to basically move closer to what LA does.
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:48 am to idlewatcher
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How are the Texas ISD's still broke year after year?
It isn't cheap to build football palaces (Allen, McKinney). Then have to turn around and rebuild them when the first build turned out to be shoddy.
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:51 am to Choctaw
I paid that in La.
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:51 am to LSUFanHouston
quote:Well, we have crawfish boils now. Other than that ... no.
Breaking News: Texas wants to be more like Louisiana
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:51 am to LSUFanHouston
So from the perspective of home owners, which I am not, this is a nice gesture. For those of us that choose to rent specifically to dodge property taxes, this blows. My guess would be that they understand the potential to raise more revenue because the pool of renters is larger in the big cities versus home owners.
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:53 am to LSUFanHouston
If I owned property in Texas, I wouldnt have a problem with this. Collect a little extra tax revenue from out of state visitors and non-property owners in exchange for lower property tax
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:53 am to Quidam65
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It isn't cheap to build football palaces (Allen, McKinney). Then have to turn around and rebuild them when the first build turned out to be shoddy.
Not even accurate
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:54 am to Choctaw
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Texas property taxes are out of control. i paid 13 grand last year
Be thankful that Maw Richards isn't around. She'd take your 13K and send it to the ghetto schools to make things fair.
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:54 am to Quidam65
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It isn't cheap to build football palaces (Allen, McKinney). Then have to turn around and rebuild them when the first build turned out to be shoddy.
The cult like behavior around and towards high school football always struck me as one of the weirdest things about Texas and it can get creepy sometimes.
I have no idea how good my alma mater high school football team is right now and I don't care enough to find out and I still live close by in the same area. Haven't gone to one single game since I graduated.
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:55 am to wutangfinancial
quote:Your landlord is factoring in the cost of his property taxes into the amount he charges for rent
For those of us that choose to rent specifically to dodge property taxes, this blows.
Posted on 4/10/19 at 11:55 am to Quidam65
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not fond of the deal either.
Yeah I do not like.
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