Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?
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Anonymous
That's a really good point. It's much like when I go to a restaurant, and there is a 10% tax (in DC, at least) added on to the bill. But since I pay that to the restaurant, and they then batch all of that up and send it to the DC government, I don't pay any meals tax, the restaurant does. Look, this isn't the place for this, but you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. That's been obvious since the beginning of this thread, but it's a little bit more clear. |
Anonymous
Now renting is equivalent to squatting? |
Anonymous
That's a really good point. It's much like when I go to a restaurant, and there is a 10% tax (in DC, at least) added on to the bill. But since I pay that to the restaurant, and they then batch all of that up and send it to the DC government, I don't pay any meals tax, the restaurant does. Look, this isn't the place for this, but you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. That's been obvious since the beginning of this thread, but it's a little bit more clear. Oh, and DC doesn't do this, but some states do. Minnesota, for example. http://www.revenue.state.mn.us/individuals/prop_tax_refund/Pages/Renters_Property_Tax_Refund.aspx "For purposes of the renters refund, 17 percent of the rent you paid in 2014 is considered to be for property tax." |
Anonymous
| DC does do that, it's schedule H. Renters qualify. I think 15% of rent is the calculation here. |
Anonymous
Right you are. Here is the language: “rent constituting property taxes” in the case of renters. |
Anonymous
No connection between real estate taxes and city services (e.g. the "schools")? If you don't think so, you should go to Detroit sometime. |
Anonymous
| I can't believe so many people responded to this shitty post. |
Anonymous
I know, I feel kind of bad for responding a couple of times myself. It is really such perfect trolling. I know the proper response is to not feed the troll, but it was very well done, so hard to resist. |
Anonymous
I agree and also think that some subsequent posters were trolls. Will no longer check this thread. |
Anonymous
Agreed. This one made me extremely angry though. Good job OP - |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
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To answer OP's original question---there is absolutely nothing I can do that would improve my IB ES---the needs of the high numbers of poverty-stricken children are overwhelming.
The only way that EOTP schools get "buy-in" from the portion of its otherwise IB parents who use charter or OOB placement is when the demographics of the neighborhood become such that the neighborhood ES (or MS, in the case of Deal) is less than 40% FARMs. At that point the middle class parents will step up and invest in the school en masse. See, e.g., Ross or Brent. Otherwise, if the demographic tide is against them (see Bancroft or HD Cooke), then there will be a small, revolving cohort of middle class parents who try to make things better, but who eventually give up and leave. It's the poverty, stupid. |
Anonymous
| That property tax poster really shook you renters up! You guys started researching the laws to make sure you are legit in your IB covets. Hilarious! What funny yet ridiculous reading! |
Anonymous
Should I inform the higher SES people in middle elementary grades at my ~60% FARMS school that they were supposed to leave a few years ago? |
Anonymous
| Please do! |