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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The brutal truth, pp, is that this isn't unique to education, either. A significant amount of government spending goes directly and indirectly to labor. Government employees like teachers. Funding for labor-intensive services like health care. Maintaining government services at an equal level requires spending more money than inflation each year.

This is not inherently unsustainable, though. Economic output is increasing overall, too. If wages, overall, increase faster than tax increases, then it's fine indefinitely. Even if the tax rate goes up, if you still have more money due to the economic improvements, it's a net win for you.

Part of the problem is that wages have stagnated, though, with the bulk of those economic improvements going to the wealthy. That's a problem that needs societal improvements and tax changes.
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The county employees don't get the same pay raises and benefits MCPS employees get, especially when you look at salaries of equal jobs and one is a 10 month employee vs. a 12 month employee.

MoCo needs to make spending cuts and choose its priorities. [/quote]

Or choose its priorities and increase taxes.[/quote]

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