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Going to a town hall tonight

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  • MikM Offline
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    wrote on last edited by Mik
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    Our state representative will be there flogging a plan to eliminate Ohio's income tax over six years. They think it will stimulate economic growth and bring families to Ohio, citing Texas, Florida and Tennessee.

    Who doesn't like lower taxes? Well, maybe me. It would eliminate $10B in state funds, with nothing but hope to replace them. And, of course, it eliminates the higher income tax brackets faster than the lower ones, benefiting those who make over $150K much more than the middle class.

    This month will mark 27 years since the Ohio Supreme Court declared our school funding scheme illegal. Since then several legislatures have simply ignored the ruling. Two full generations of K-12 kids have gone through this system. Florida, Texas and Tennessee all rank in the bottom ten states in public education.

    Fix the problems we already have then let's talk about these populist schemes.

    "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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      That's the way to do it. šŸ‘

      Please love yourself.

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        I'm not necessarily against eliminating the tax, but not without a firm plan to keep revenue adequate and reduce spending in other areas deemed unnecessary.

        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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          @Mik's post promoted me to look up Ohio's public school funding issues.

          https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2023/03/24/what-has-happened-since-ohios-supreme-court-declared-school-funding-unconstitutional-school-vouchers/70042749007/

          Looks like it started around the time DeWine took office, and also has something to do with sending tax payer money to private schools in the form of vouchers in the name of school choice. The op-ed author cites the fact that more than $1 Billion has been redistributed through vouchers (and I don't know what %percentage that represents in Ohio's education budget), and the voucher students underperform public school students anyway. :man-shrugging:

          @Mik what do you think are the main problems with Ohio's education funding?

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            Good meeting. I enjoyed meeting our rep, and the plan is well thought out.

            Ax, I grilled him pretty hard on education funding and I’m satisfied.

            "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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              I may have found a reason to vote for Trump over Biden last night. Part of this plan is to tap Ohio's massive natural gas field. It is proven to be the largest in the western hemisphere and possibly the largest in the world. This step is far more likely under a Trump administration.

              "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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              • MikM Mik

                I may have found a reason to vote for Trump over Biden last night. Part of this plan is to tap Ohio's massive natural gas field. It is proven to be the largest in the western hemisphere and possibly the largest in the world. This step is far more likely under a Trump administration.

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                @Mik ... about oil and gas extraction in Joe Biden's America, also see https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/268038

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