How should public schools be funded?

Income tax
Property tax
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    6/19/2006 12:21:21 AM

    If I were capable of constructing a proper sentence, yes.

    6/18/2006 1:03:27 PM

    would your response then be that "corporate and personal taxes" both fall under the term "income tax" and therefore this issue as worded is fine?

    6/13/2006 3:47:42 PM

    There are a billion nuances to this issue. We can add sub-issues later if we want. The basic question that is being debated in schools and communities right now is, income tax or property tax? Income tax can be personal and/or corporate, property tax can have various redistribution formulas and state aid, etc etc. I don't think the corporate/personal question is so much more important that we have to burn it into the top level of the issue.

    6/7/2006 5:12:51 PM

    sorry guys, i think the radio buttons are too limited.  what about corporate taxes?  i think these positions need to reflect whether we are talking about personal taxes or corporate taxes.

    6/4/2006 10:27:37 PM

    Yes.

    5/4/2006 10:22:24 AM

    I think that this would be a good issue.  I have a blog idea already.

    5/2/2006 1:09:09 AM

    issue revision:

    done
    What is the best method of funding public schools?
    Income tax
    Property tax

    4/28/2006 1:29:58 PM

    revise to:

    How should public schools be funded?

    4/28/2006 12:14:29 PM

    This is a complicated issue. Once the functionality is up and running, I'd like to add some sub-issues to tease out some of the particulars of equitable funding formulas through which states subsidize schools in low-income or low-property-value areas. A very rough example:

    ANSWER: Property taxes.
    -How should states equalize funding across districts?
        -Recapture funds from wealthy districts and distribute them to poor districts.
        -Subsidize district budgets with state tax revenue.
        -Both
        -They shouldn't equalize funding.

    Please suggest additonal sub-issues, if you desire.