Tax Credits for Private Schools

[star seed 7]

public parks are sooooooooooooo crowded, the government should give a park to just me and my friends

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

is the anti-academia crowd going to provide an example of a tax credit for replicating an existing government service???

This is a pro-academia, anti-public education thread.

so you can't give an example. thanks, dumbass.

I'm not one of the anti-academia crowd.

[Headinjun]

I like this idea. I've thought of something similar myself.

I think that if parents decide to send their children to private school and not use the public service provided then for the time that their children are in school they are allotted a portion of the property taxes related to education back with a credit or subsidy.

I've always thought it was a fair trade off.

[bubbles4ksu]

 

[Rage Against the McKee]

First of all, why would the state offer a credit on a tax that they don't collect? Secondly, the proposed credit does nothing to account for people without kids who are still paying taxes, so it is not "fair".

If you want to send your kid to private school, you should expect to pay for that. As a taxpayer without kids, the idea of my tax money going to private school tuition is somewhat offensive.

This argument can be made for literally rough ridin' everything. Get over it.

Maybe give one example?

"As a catholic, the idea of my tax money going towards abortion is somewhat offensive."

I don't like the idea of tax money going toward abortion, either, but it's better than using it to make most kids' educations worse.

[star seed 7]

where can i go to get these taxpayer funded abortions

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

where can i go to get these taxpayer funded abortions

Planned parenthood. Just tell them you can't afford your abortion and they'll shift some state medicaid money your way.

[star seed 7]

where can i go to get these taxpayer funded abortions

Planned parenthood. Just tell them you can't afford your abortion and they'll shift some state medicaid money your way.

Thanks friend, I'll keep that in the ol' memory bank 

[slobber]

Could the public school system handle all of the kids that are in private school? If not, who would pay to build more public schools if all of the private schools suddenly closed?

Happy to provide you all with a little bit lower tax bill. You are welcome.

[Cire]

why wouldn't the public schools be able to handle private school kids?

[slobber]

why wouldn't the public schools be able to handle private school kids?

Need to hire more teachers, maybe build more schools?

[michigancat]

What if you rent and want to go to private school?

[Cire]

why wouldn't the public schools be able to handle private school kids?

Need to hire more teachers, maybe build more schools?

Why wouldn't they go attend the school that they are in the attendance area of?

[Rage Against the McKee]

What if you rent and want to go to private school?

It’s about fairness

[slobber]

why wouldn't the public schools be able to handle private school kids?

Need to hire more teachers, maybe build more schools?

Why wouldn't they go attend the school that they are in the attendance area of?

I don't recall where you live, but yes, I am sure the state of KS public school system could absorb the 210 private schools, which serve 42,000 students, without any expansion.

[Rage Against the McKee]

why wouldn't the public schools be able to handle private school kids?

Need to hire more teachers, maybe build more schools?

Why wouldn't they go attend the school that they are in the attendance area of?

I don't recall where you live, but yes, I am sure the state of KS public school system could absorb the 210 private schools, which serve 42,000 students, without any expansion.

That would be about 130 students per district. I think they would probably manage ok.

[Cire]

yeah, doesn't seem like that much.

[Cire]

And hypothetically yes, I bet the state would kick in some more money if all the private schools suddenly closed.

[Mrs. Gooch]

I like this idea. I've thought of something similar myself.

I think that if parents decide to send their children to private school and not use the public service provided then for the time that their children are in school they are allotted a portion of the property taxes related to education back with a credit or subsidy.

I've always thought it was a fair trade off.

I am not ever going to send any children to public school. Do I get a credit?

[slobber]

why wouldn't the public schools be able to handle private school kids?

Need to hire more teachers, maybe build more schools?

Why wouldn't they go attend the school that they are in the attendance area of?

I don't recall where you live, but yes, I am sure the state of KS public school system could absorb the 210 private schools, which serve 42,000 students, without any expansion.

That would be about 130 students per district. I think they would probably manage ok.

Do you have kids in school? Pretty sure they are already struggling with not being able to hire enough teachers.

[slobber]

And hypothetically yes, I bet the state would kick in some more money if all the private schools suddenly closed.

I'm glad the state would kick in some more money. I was afraid that would fall on the tax payers' shoulders.

[Tobias]

obviously dobber has his hand in the BIG PRIVATE cookie jar

[Rage Against the McKee]

why wouldn't the public schools be able to handle private school kids?

Need to hire more teachers, maybe build more schools?

Why wouldn't they go attend the school that they are in the attendance area of?

I don't recall where you live, but yes, I am sure the state of KS public school system could absorb the 210 private schools, which serve 42,000 students, without any expansion.

That would be about 130 students per district. I think they would probably manage ok.

Do you have kids in school? Pretty sure they are already struggling with not being able to hire enough teachers.

I don't have kids at all.

[Mrs. Gooch]

Sometimes I drive on the Turnpike. Can I get a credit for the time that I was not driving on the public roads?

[slobber]

why wouldn't the public schools be able to handle private school kids?

Need to hire more teachers, maybe build more schools?

Why wouldn't they go attend the school that they are in the attendance area of?

I don't recall where you live, but yes, I am sure the state of KS public school system could absorb the 210 private schools, which serve 42,000 students, without any expansion.

That would be about 130 students per district. I think they would probably manage ok.

Do you have kids in school? Pretty sure they are already struggling with not being able to hire enough teachers.

I don't have kids at all.

Thank you for your contribution via your tax dollars!