Ben Jealous & MoCo Schools ???

[Anonymous]

As a democrat and a teacher, I am struggling to see how Ben J. helps Montgomery Co. in any way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a democrat and a teacher, I am struggling to see how Ben J. helps Montgomery Co. in any way.

How does Larry H. help Montgomery Co. in any way?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a democrat and a teacher, I am struggling to see how Ben J. helps Montgomery Co. in any way.

How does Larry H. help Montgomery Co. in any way?

At the very least he helps all of Maryland by not hurting it in anyway. I can only imagine the taxes under Jealous governorship, he’d make Martin O’Raintax look like a fiscal tightwad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a democrat and a teacher, I am struggling to see how Ben J. helps Montgomery Co. in any way.

How does Larry H. help Montgomery Co. in any way?

At the very least he helps all of Maryland by not hurting it in anyway. I can only imagine the taxes under Jealous governorship, he’d make Martin O’Raintax look like a fiscal tightwad.

Well, now we know your political leanings, eh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a democrat and a teacher, I am struggling to see how Ben J. helps Montgomery Co. in any way.

How does Larry H. help Montgomery Co. in any way?

DP. I look at it like the Hippocratic oath: first do no harm. I believe Jealous would harm MoCo by funneling more money to other parts of the state and possibly driving some of our tax base across the river.

Hogan has done a decent job the last few years and I expect he would do the same for the next four. In this election, that is enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a democrat and a teacher, I am struggling to see how Ben J. helps Montgomery Co. in any way.

How does Larry H. help Montgomery Co. in any way?

DP. I look at it like the Hippocratic oath: first do no harm. I believe Jealous would harm MoCo by funneling more money to other parts of the state and possibly driving some of our tax base across the river.

Hogan has done a decent job the last few years and I expect he would do the same for the next four. In this election, that is enough.

The state gets to allocate the state's money however the state wants. And there's a very good argument for adequately funding schools statewide. If you think it hurts Montgomery County when schools in Cecil County are adequately funded - well, I disagree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a democrat and a teacher, I am struggling to see how Ben J. helps Montgomery Co. in any way.

How does Larry H. help Montgomery Co. in any way?

At the very least he helps all of Maryland by not hurting it in anyway. I can only imagine the taxes under Jealous governorship, he’d make Martin O’Raintax look like a fiscal tightwad.

Well, now we know your political leanings, eh?

I guess so. Leanings is apt description. I’m non partisan and general vote for the most moderate candidate option. I’m not a fan of ‘Rightwing nuts’ or ‘Leftwing loons’. So thus year it will be Hogan who is nearly my ideal vanilla moderate. That will bode well for the state which will bode well for the county and concomitantly the schools. Come 2022 I may lean the other direction, time will tell.
(2022... gosh that almost sounds science fiction distant future. Just 4 years away... good god I’m getting old)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a democrat and a teacher, I am struggling to see how Ben J. helps Montgomery Co. in any way.

How does Larry H. help Montgomery Co. in any way?

At the very least he helps all of Maryland by not hurting it in anyway. I can only imagine the taxes under Jealous governorship, he’d make Martin O’Raintax look like a fiscal tightwad.

Well, now we know your political leanings, eh?

I guess so. Leanings is apt description. I’m non partisan and general vote for the most moderate candidate option. I’m not a fan of ‘Rightwing nuts’ or ‘Leftwing loons’. So thus year it will be Hogan who is nearly my ideal vanilla moderate. That will bode well for the state which will bode well for the county and concomitantly the schools. Come 2022 I may lean the other direction, time will tell.
(2022... gosh that almost sounds science fiction distant future. Just 4 years away... good god I’m getting old)

DP here who feels the same

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a democrat and a teacher, I am struggling to see how Ben J. helps Montgomery Co. in any way.

How does Larry H. help Montgomery Co. in any way?

DP. I look at it like the Hippocratic oath: first do no harm. I believe Jealous would harm MoCo by funneling more money to other parts of the state and possibly driving some of our tax base across the river.

Hogan has done a decent job the last few years and I expect he would do the same for the next four. In this election, that is enough.

The state gets to allocate the state's money however the state wants. And there's a very good argument for adequately funding schools statewide. If you think it hurts Montgomery County when schools in Cecil County are adequately funded - well, I disagree.

It hurts MoCo if the money that makes Cecil County "adequately" funded comes from funds that currently go to MoCo, leaving MoCo inadequately funded. There is a perception that MoCo is rich and therefore doesn't need state money. I don't agree with that which is why I don't support pulling funds from MoCo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a democrat and a teacher, I am struggling to see how Ben J. helps Montgomery Co. in any way.

How does Larry H. help Montgomery Co. in any way?

DP. I look at it like the Hippocratic oath: first do no harm. I believe Jealous would harm MoCo by funneling more money to other parts of the state and possibly driving some of our tax base across the river.

Hogan has done a decent job the last few years and I expect he would do the same for the next four. In this election, that is enough.

The state gets to allocate the state's money however the state wants. And there's a very good argument for adequately funding schools statewide. If you think it hurts Montgomery County when schools in Cecil County are adequately funded - well, I disagree.

It hurts MoCo if the money that makes Cecil County "adequately" funded comes from funds that currently go to MoCo, leaving MoCo inadequately funded. There is a perception that MoCo is rich and therefore doesn't need state money. I don't agree with that which is why I don't support pulling funds from MoCo.

+1. There is huge economic disparity in MoCo and reduced funding would hurt the poor and middle class students the most- the upper and UMC families will be able to make up the deficit if needed. MoCo already gets back way less than it pays in taxes.