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Reply to "School bonds on November ballot"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our property taxes are already SO high. [/quote] No they're not. Compare us to a state like Texas and we are half of their property taxes and yet we have better schools.[/quote] No state income tax in Texas. The state and localities get their revenue one way or another - nothing is free. I think what may be bothering people more in Fairfax is the amount the property taxes have gone up in the last 10 years. Schools get over 50% of our property taxes. The FY2020 Budget was $3.0B with 188,355 students. The FY2024 Budget is $3.5B with 179,952 students. That is a 4.5% drop in enrollment with a roughly 16% increase in the budget. I get inflation, but they are educating over 8000 fewer students.[/quote]
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