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On Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:31:36 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:

> On 2026-03-25 19:37, rbowman wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:55:56 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> 
>>> (Here both are gratis, though. Except the very classist, which are
>>> proudly expensive)
>> 
>> TANSTAAFL. My property tax includes a levy for the schools. An issue
>> can be put on the ballot every six months, so every six months the
>> schools attempt to get a mill levy approved. It fails so in six months
>> they try again.
>> 
>> Levies for parks, the library, and so forth pass but people have wised
>> up that giving more money to the schools means more administrators, not
>> anything benefiting the kids.
> 
> So what? I expect to pay appropriate taxes. Happy to.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/20/tommy-tuberville/can-
half-us-high-school-graduates-not-read-their-d/

I found this article amusing. It attacks Turberville's hyperbole by saying 
that the graduates can, in fact, read their diplomas while acknowledging 
that they probably can't read much else.

This leads to the question of what exactly are the public schools doing 
with the tax dollars? Or are are 63% of the future voters ineducable?