Do homeschoolers pay the same taxes as everyone else or do they get a discount?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
Yes you have to apply for it, but it's about $20k(about a 2/3 the cost per student) in DC. I know they do the same in Va and Md. No one talks about b/c they don't want everyone doing.


This is complete horseshit.

You must not be a homeschooler.

And you are not tellign the truth.

http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000010/200504150.asp

[Anonymous]

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No, it's not. This is a pretty liberal area. Homeschooling is the domain of religious nut jobs, although a few "crunch mamas" have tried to jump on the bandwagon in recent years.

So religious person = nut job

crunchy mamas ok?

Please crunchy mamas are idiots.

i hate to feed the troll, but how can anyone deny a forum to this enlightening sort of exchange?

I hate to add to the "traffic" count, but... Ahahaha!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes you have to apply for it, but it's about $20k(about a 2/3 the cost per student) in DC. I know they do the same in Va and Md. No one talks about b/c they don't want everyone doing.


This is complete horseshit.

You must not be a homeschooler.

And you are not tellign the truth.

http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000010/200504150.asp

And you don't understand civics. Just because David Vitter proposes something doesn't make it the law.

Of the state laws cited on that Web site, the majority of those are for businesses that donate money to scholarship programs.

The Iowa benefit doesn't apply to homeschoolers; The Arizona one must involve donations to a 501(c)(3) organization; the Minnesota is similar to the Iowa one AND phases out after income exceeds $33,500; the Illinois Education Credit applies to any parent who buys textbooks or other education materials, including for students enrolled in public or private schools (so it's not some exclusive homeschooler benefit; Similarly, the Louisiana one isn't exclusive to homeschoolers at all -- any parent of any student can qualify.

So, it's really YOU who is ... shall we say ... misrepresenting the truth.

No state legislature anywhere in this country of ours has carved out a special tax benefit for homeschoolers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is a homeschooling forum. It is called Mothering.com.

Yes but it would be great of there was a local one for the DC metro area since this area is loaded with homeschoolers. I think there should be a sub forum here

There is:

http://www.leapingfromthebox.com/hs/elists/district.html

I'm not a homeschooler. All I did was google "DC homeschooling forum".

Yes but this site gets more traffic and supports every other kind of schooling in the DC metro area so why not homeschooling too?

Because that would legitimize a fringe activity, something we're not interested in doing.

[Anonymous]

I think there are an equal number of homeschool posters to the really antagonistic about homeschooling poster.

Most of us are ambivalent about a homeschool forum.

One person is really weirdly passionate against homeschooling, to the point of being bizarre.

[Anonymous]

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Because that would legitimize a fringe activity, something we're not interested in doing.

Who's "we"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think there are an equal number of homeschool posters to the really antagonistic about homeschooling poster.

Most of us are ambivalent about a homeschool forum.

One person is really weirdly passionate against homeschooling, to the point of being bizarre.

I've been following this thread with interest, not because I homeschool, but because I've thought about it seriously in recent weeks. My kids are in FCPS, and while our experience has generally been positive, I am very tired of all the wasted time during the school day. I'm neither especially religious or a crunchy liberal; just a relatively "mainstream" kind of mom. I don't understand where the animosity to homeschooling is coming from? How on earth does it hurt those of us who choose public or private schools? I think a homeschooling forum would be very interesting to read. What's the problem?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Yes you have to apply for it, but it's about $20k(about a 2/3 the cost per student) in DC. I know they do the same in Va and Md. No one talks about b/c they don't want everyone doing.


This is complete horseshit.

You must not be a homeschooler.


And you are not tellign the truth.

http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000010/200504150.asp


And you don't understand civics. Just because David Vitter proposes something doesn't make it the law.

Of the state laws cited on that Web site, the majority of those are for businesses that donate money to scholarship programs.

The Iowa benefit doesn't apply to homeschoolers; The Arizona one must involve donations to a 501(c)(3) organization; the Minnesota is similar to the Iowa one AND phases out after income exceeds $33,500; the Illinois Education Credit applies to any parent who buys textbooks or other education materials, including for students enrolled in public or private schools (so it's not some exclusive homeschooler benefit; Similarly, the Louisiana one isn't exclusive to homeschoolers at all -- any parent of any student can qualify.

So, it's really YOU who is ... shall we say ... misrepresenting the truth.

No state legislature anywhere in this country of ours has carved out a special tax benefit for homeschoolers.

I got my check - $21,023. I was home schooling but now I am going to look at privates and keep the money(there is no follow up by the Gvernment!) It's a great program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes you have to apply for it, but it's about $20k(about a 2/3 the cost per student) in DC. I know they do the same in Va and Md. No one talks about b/c they don't want everyone doing.


This is complete horseshit.

You must not be a homeschooler.


And you are not tellign the truth.

http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000010/200504150.asp


And you don't understand civics. Just because David Vitter proposes something doesn't make it the law.

Of the state laws cited on that Web site, the majority of those are for businesses that donate money to scholarship programs.

The Iowa benefit doesn't apply to homeschoolers; The Arizona one must involve donations to a 501(c)(3) organization; the Minnesota is similar to the Iowa one AND phases out after income exceeds $33,500; the Illinois Education Credit applies to any parent who buys textbooks or other education materials, including for students enrolled in public or private schools (so it's not some exclusive homeschooler benefit; Similarly, the Louisiana one isn't exclusive to homeschoolers at all -- any parent of any student can qualify.

So, it's really YOU who is ... shall we say ... misrepresenting the truth.

No state legislature anywhere in this country of ours has carved out a special tax benefit for homeschoolers.

I got my check - $21,023. I was home schooling but now I am going to look at privates and keep the money(there is no follow up by the Gvernment!) It's a great program.

Did it get deposited in the account of a Nigerian prince?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes you have to apply for it, but it's about $20k(about a 2/3 the cost per student) in DC. I know they do the same in Va and Md. No one talks about b/c they don't want everyone doing.


This is complete horseshit.

You must not be a homeschooler.


And you are not tellign the truth.

http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000010/200504150.asp


And you don't understand civics. Just because David Vitter proposes something doesn't make it the law.

Of the state laws cited on that Web site, the majority of those are for businesses that donate money to scholarship programs.

The Iowa benefit doesn't apply to homeschoolers; The Arizona one must involve donations to a 501(c)(3) organization; the Minnesota is similar to the Iowa one AND phases out after income exceeds $33,500; the Illinois Education Credit applies to any parent who buys textbooks or other education materials, including for students enrolled in public or private schools (so it's not some exclusive homeschooler benefit; Similarly, the Louisiana one isn't exclusive to homeschoolers at all -- any parent of any student can qualify.

So, it's really YOU who is ... shall we say ... misrepresenting the truth.

No state legislature anywhere in this country of ours has carved out a special tax benefit for homeschoolers.

I got my check - $21,023. I was home schooling but now I am going to look at privates and keep the money(there is no follow up by the Gvernment!) It's a great program.

Horseshit.

[Anonymous]

It's a great secret. Everyone always ask why I homeschool. I grin and pat my wallet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a great secret. Everyone always ask why I homeschool. I grin and pat my wallet.

Horseshit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a great secret. Everyone always ask why I homeschool. I grin and pat my wallet.

Ha ha!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Yes you have to apply for it, but it's about $20k(about a 2/3 the cost per student) in DC. I know they do the same in Va and Md. No one talks about b/c they don't want everyone doing.


This is complete horseshit.

You must not be a homeschooler.


And you are not tellign the truth.

http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000010/200504150.asp


And you don't understand civics. Just because David Vitter proposes something doesn't make it the law.

Of the state laws cited on that Web site, the majority of those are for businesses that donate money to scholarship programs.

The Iowa benefit doesn't apply to homeschoolers; The Arizona one must involve donations to a 501(c)(3) organization; the Minnesota is similar to the Iowa one AND phases out after income exceeds $33,500; the Illinois Education Credit applies to any parent who buys textbooks or other education materials, including for students enrolled in public or private schools (so it's not some exclusive homeschooler benefit; Similarly, the Louisiana one isn't exclusive to homeschoolers at all -- any parent of any student can qualify.

So, it's really YOU who is ... shall we say ... misrepresenting the truth.

No state legislature anywhere in this country of ours has carved out a special tax benefit for homeschoolers.

I got my check - $21,023. I was home schooling but now I am going to look at privates and keep the money(there is no follow up by the Gvernment!) It's a great program.

You must be in DC or you have a lot of childern. We only got a little over 6k per child. I think they use a per student spending formula and Va is about 10k per student. If we have one more, we might move to DC!

[Anonymous]

OMG, I thought you are were joking, but its for real. My batshit crazy homeschooler neighbor just confirmed it.