Funny how for some reason state and federal taxes paid at the pump never seem to go toward maintaining infrastructure. Mass transit taxes property owners and yet most if not all mass transit systems don’t break even. Local taxes passed in the name of education and school infrastructure maintenance never seem to cure budget deficiencies. So what else is new? Cronyism is the lubricant of government.
Taxes collected are funneled to the politicians campaign donors in exchange for kickbacks to help them get re-elected. Our local school district requested a whopping tax increase due to 3 key issues. I pointed out the state had since funded 2 of the issues. The 3rd class size, I pointed out that the # of students in the district actually shrank by 500 students. Hence they don't need the tax increase. Since the money was really going into the teachers salaries and benefits naturally the teachers blew a gasket when I exposed their scheme. They got mad and told me to move out of the district in a not so nice way. I told them I love it when they tell taxpayers what they really think. Some other teachers took the hot heads aside and told them to be quiet.
When you hear government and teachers unions say, "do it for the kids" that's code for we will steal the money for salaries and benefits.
look at the test scores to see what their proficiency level is, then you will understand why Charter Schools are such a threat to their very existence, and they need more money for doing what?