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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's pretty much public: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OA8HANnsPlM7-xyvfma4H_0nRLQRYaKo/view[/quote]

Thanks so much for sharing.  And it will probably be worse than this, because this list only goes up to $90M in cuts but it looks like Council is planning on cutting [b]$108M[/b].

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$180M[/quote]

It could theoretically be up to $180M, but Council staff has recommended cutting "only" $108M so that is probably the ceiling.  This document covers how MCPS would absorb $90M in cuts (laying off 850 staff plus cutting everyone's COLAs) but they would need to do more to cover an $108M cut.[/quote]

It's not a cut. MCPS will get an increased budget next year despite decreasing enrollment.[/quote]

Ah, you're one of those pedants who pretends that inflation doesn't exist, I take it?  Yes, technically it is not a cut in straight dollars.  But practically speaking, it is a very large cut.[/quote]

Inflation is ~3.5% and the budget is increasing by ~5.5%. If you adjust for inflation, as you suggested, the budget is still larger.
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Most of us are not getting raises at all let alone colas so these extra taxes will hurt us for those not higher income.  A lot of my neighbors at some point plan to leave as $6-7 in property taxes alone for a crummy little house is not worth it or affordable. [/quote]

Maryland is slowly going the way of CA and NY. High income earners are leaving or not coming to MD because many roles are remote. My company has numerous executives who fly in and stay at hotels during the week, then go home Thursday night. They negotiated this as part of their packages. [/quote]

I wish Maryland were going the way of NY.  NYC is hiring 1000 new teachers this year.[/quote]

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