reddig33@lemmy.world to Austin Texas Community@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoAustin ISD proposes tax increasemessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up15file-text
arrow-up15message-squareAustin ISD proposes tax increasereddig33@lemmy.world to Austin Texas Community@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square1fedilinkfile-text
Because of Texas’ messed up “Robin Hood” school funding, a chunk of that increase would go to the state, not to Austin ISD. https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/08/austin-isd-is-asking-voters-to-approve-a-new-tax-rate-to-help-fund-pay-raises-reduce-deficit/
minus-squareTelorandlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·27 days ago“Robin Hood?” More like “Sheriff of Nottingham.” Nothing quite embodies the Republican attitude quite like taking a cut for themselves from the institutions designed to empower people.
“Robin Hood?” More like “Sheriff of Nottingham.”
Nothing quite embodies the Republican attitude quite like taking a cut for themselves from the institutions designed to empower people.