Is There Anything Coming Down In Price ??

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Imogene said:
They are anyway, if I’m to believe the news.

Let’s not forget about everyone who rents, has children in those schools and don’t pay taxes to support said school. I wouldn’t complain about paying something if they were made to ante up first. I have paid taxes since I was 16, so I am pretty sure I have earned the right to complain.
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I didn't realize rented homes and apartments were not subject to said school taxes. Or perhaps the landlord just pays the said school taxes w/out charging the tenants. Is it that way everywhere?
 

againstthegrain said:
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I didn't realize rented homes and apartments were not subject to said school taxes. Or perhaps the landlord just pays the said school taxes w/out charging the tenants. Is it that way everywhere?
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In my state, the landlord “contributes”. Supposedly via the rent payments. I’ve never researched the details. All I know is the year my RE taxes came close to doubling, I called the tax office to ask why and her reply was —“well, they are building that new school—-“.
 
seadoug said:
Have you tried GoodRX? I went with them when I was between hubby's insurance and Medicare. I pay $9.99 per month. I have two prescriptions filled each month. They are both generics. One is less than $7 and the other is $0.
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Most of mine are zero. Both Xarelto and Farxiga (and the equivalents) are high. And this is for one month. When I have dished out $2000. they go to zero due to Biden's Inflation Reduction Act which kicked in on 1/1/25 and has so far not been reversed.
 
Imogene said:
They are anyway, if I’m to believe the news.

Let’s not forget about everyone who rents, has children in those schools and don’t pay taxes to support said school. I wouldn’t complain about paying something if they were made to ante up first. I have paid taxes since I was 16, so I am pretty sure I have earned the right to complain.
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Renters pay taxes through their landlord. They are part of everyone's rent. Complain all you want, but people paid for you to go to school, and most of them probably worked since they were 13, given the nature of the time they grew up in, depression.

You think the landlord doesn't pay RE taxes? They do, and they charge their tenants for it so they don't lose money.
 
Pepper...you don't think the illegal Fentanyl invasion in America has not caused more costs due to more healthcare needed for overdoses and deaths, more criminal justice costs, etc? You don't agree that when we stop the flow of illegal fentanyl into our country that it will be one of the many things we can do to bring down inflation? It's a huge problem. The tiny amount used in hospitals for pain is not the problem of course.
 
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againstthegrain said:
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I didn't realize rented homes and apartments were not subject to said school taxes. Or perhaps the landlord just pays the said school taxes w/out charging the tenants. Is it that way everywhere?
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The owner of the property pays all of the taxes, including school, library, roads, whatever. The rent charged includes those landlord expenses; it just isn't paid directly by the renter. If taxes on property go up, most likely the landlord will increase the rent to cover it. If utilities are included in the rent and those rates increase, so will the rent. If the renter uses exorbitant amounts of power/water and the rent isn't enough to cover it, the rent will go up. If the property insurance increases, so will the rent.

The increases in rent everywhere aren't necessarily the fault of Big Bad Landlords. Ask any homeowner about their taxes, insurance, cost of ownership; their costs to own have increased dramatically in the past few years. Same with any property owners, including landlords.
 
When I reached a certain age (70?), I no longer had to pay school taxes. I was not aware of this for a few years and then had to bring in my income tax record to qualify. Maybe it only applied to low income people but it sure was welcome. It seems to me that the school taxes accounted for about two thirds of property taxes.
 
I want to be clear that I do not minimize the catastrophic damage and harm of fentanyl, and that it needs to be eliminated (if that's even possible) but I'm not at all comfortable with the idea that this change would bring any major relief to inflation when there are so many other contributors.
 
MACKTEXAS said:
I want to be clear that I do not minimize the catastrophic damage and harm of fentanyl, and that it needs to be eliminated (if that's even possible) but I'm not at all comfortable with the idea that this change would bring any major relief to inflation when there are so many other contributors.
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Q: How do you eat an elephant?
A: One bite at a time.
;)
 
Pepper said:
Who paid for YOUR school? Retired people were among those who did. We all pay for school, that is our nation's future.

Can't believe this complaint.
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Having been born and lived most of my life in Florida I have heard that complaint from retirees over and over and over again all my life.
 
I don't mind paying school taxes either, after all I have grandchildren in school and will have great grandchildren there soon, my complaint is that I would like to see my taxes going for more academics and less sports in our schools but that's just me.
 
GoodEnuff said:
The owner of the property pays all of the taxes, including school, library, roads, whatever. The rent charged includes those landlord expenses; it just isn't paid directly by the renter. If taxes on property go up, most likely the landlord will increase the rent to cover it. If utilities are included in the rent and those rates increase, so will the rent. If the renter uses exorbitant amounts of power/water and the rent isn't enough to cover it, the rent will go up. If the property insurance increases, so will the rent.

The increases in rent everywhere aren't necessarily the fault of Big Bad Landlords. Ask any homeowner about their taxes, insurance, cost of ownership; their costs to own have increased dramatically in the past few years. Same with any property owners, including landlords.
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You need to get your sarcasm meter adjusted.
 
Do Teachers Really Come From The "Bottom Third" Of College Graduates?
Overall, then, the blanket assertion that teachers are coming from the “bottom third” of graduates is, at best, an incomplete picture. It’s certainly true that, when the terciles are defined in terms of SAT/ACT scores, there is consistent evidence that new teachers are disproportionately represented in this group
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Surely we can do better?
 
It's not that I mind paying school taxes - I just fail to see why the money schools need to operate rises proportionately to the values of homes, which are continuing to escalate at an unprecedented rate.
 
MACKTEXAS said:
It's not that I mind paying school taxes - I just fail to see why the money schools need to operate rises proportionately to the values of homes, which are continuing to escalate at an unprecedented rate.
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Taxing authorities use an assessed value that's often far lower that the actual current market value. They can also adjust the "mil rate" to lower the total amount of taxes collected, if they project they will collect too much.

School tax is a subset of property tax so not all property tax increases are due to an increase in the school tax.
 
againstthegrain said:
Taxing authorities use an assessed value that's often far lower that the actual current market value. They can also adjust the "mil rate" to lower the total amount of taxes collected, if they project they will collect too much.

School tax is a subset of property tax so not all property tax increases are due to an increase in the school tax.
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I clicked like for your post but I'm not up on this enough to follow you. I'll read more about this on a day when I get a chance. Thanks
 

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