tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1035330762930498559.post97756169715952910..comments2014-01-27T17:50:54.801-08:00Comments on Shell's Diaries: I Have A DilemmaShell's Diarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15603193786730013400noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1035330762930498559.post-51391715272799520422011-05-22T08:57:02.285-07:002011-05-22T08:57:02.285-07:00It's difficult because I too, want our teacher...It's difficult because I too, want our teachers to be paid more. But we give our government plenty of money to run, and they just cannot seem to stick to a budget. The only way to communicate this is to stop giving them money. I'm sorry our schools are caught in the middle; I wish they weren't. But I sleep better at night knowing that I vote the way I do. :)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515301904340209949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1035330762930498559.post-75497457952123664182011-04-10T23:03:31.531-07:002011-04-10T23:03:31.531-07:00I hear you, Shelly, even though at the time we are...I hear you, Shelly, even though at the time we are renting. Renters do basically pay for taxes, it's all part of the price of rent so that there can be a profit for the landlord in the end...although in this economy, there are a lot of landlords not raising rent when taxes go up, since they just want to keep from losing the property. You've probably seen a lot of the mess just north of us (wisconsin) and believe me, sales tax is not the answer....we still are asked to vote on referendums to help the schools with property tax hikes even though we have almost 7% sales tax. What I really don't like is that so many rich communities have children that go without, and other children go without.Robin Fluegelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1035330762930498559.post-25584453556754358612011-04-10T21:21:32.393-07:002011-04-10T21:21:32.393-07:00We almost always vote no on raising taxes. They sa...We almost always vote no on raising taxes. They say it's for a temporary thing and then it becomes permanent. Eventually they are taking larger and larger portions of money and still complaining that they don't have enough. <br /><br />When I got a $26 bill for a ten page, black and white, paperback book, with approximately twenty words written in it, that was supposedly lost at school (it turned up in the wrong box, thankfully), I started to wonder how they were spending our money. I can teach my kids to read with Dr. Seuss books and they only cost $5. I want to see the schools working on ways to cut those costs down before I give them more money out of my pocket.Andrea Z.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1035330762930498559.post-90531165389930834492011-04-10T21:07:57.061-07:002011-04-10T21:07:57.061-07:00Is this because Oregon doesn't have a sales ta...Is this because Oregon doesn't have a sales tax? Not that I think there should be more taxes, but that way the burden gets shared to everyone, not just home owners, right? Imagine the elderly on a fixed income with really no children in school. <br /><br />I don't have children in school, but I do know that I share in the responsibility of making sure children get a good education, because it helps to make sure my community and society as a whole are better. But that doesn't make sense that in Oregon it relies solely on the home owners. But wondering if Oregon did institute a sales tax if they would then leave alone the property taxes, or if the property taxes will just continue to rise. Hard to say on that one.<br /><br />I wouldn't be too keen on the Sabbath phone call about this. Can't believe that happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1035330762930498559.post-84964681367987707822011-04-10T18:39:04.878-07:002011-04-10T18:39:04.878-07:00Sandy, I completely agree with you about the class...Sandy, I completely agree with you about the class sizes, the teachers, etc.. We lost PE this year, which is very sad. I could totally do without music that is for sure. And you are right, the state officials and the school admins. are the one's that need to figure out how to spend the money, instead of raising our taxes.Shell's Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603193786730013400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1035330762930498559.post-59903711958609238532011-04-10T18:17:25.804-07:002011-04-10T18:17:25.804-07:00We have had similar things in the past and right n...We have had similar things in the past and right now. Bond overrides, tax hikes. Some of them in the name of "temporary" which we all know there is no such thing. We have voted no. Will my kids lose out on music, art and PE at school? I guess I will find out next year but in all honesty the only one I will miss as far as elementary school is PE. I pay for piano lessons and I am positive they get a better music program in Primary than from the lady at our school. I also have access to a local art program if I feel the need. Is it sad teachers will lose jobs? In some cases, yes it is. In others I have to wonder how they got those jobs in the first place. Is it harming my child to have 30 kids in the class as opposed to 28? Probably not. I've had a child who floundered in a class of 10 and flourished in a class of 26. It's the TEACHER not the class size. Yes, it all pulls at your heart strings. It is also infuriating when they talk to the children about it at school and your child comes home worried about not having PE anymore. But all in all - let's say it together "no new taxes!" Or, quit raising it and figure out why the money you have isn't being used effectively!Mom not Mum (Sandy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342355588737699494noreply@blogger.com