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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one is going to be moving out of a county funded as well as Montgomery has the potential of being.

If anything, they'll have to limit people moving IN. [/quote]

This logic is what got Moco into the mess it's currently in.  You end up attracting people who are interested in partaking in the social service amenities because it's possible to partake more than you put in.  This unsustainability is unattractive to many people who have the means to contribute a significant portion of funding for the social services.  You can't assume the majority of UMC families like subsidizing so much.  It doesn't work if you have a low tax jurisdiction across the river people can easily move to and still be in the area.  This is absolutely the opposite direction and the current climate is the product of this.  There needs to be a balance between amenities and taxes...too far in one direction and you will get a net movement of people out.  [/quote]

Yep[/quote]

If the county were filled with republicans, yes, perhaps the scenario you describe might happen.

But it ISN'T filled with republicans, so your doom and gloom prognostications will fall flat. Progressives and democrats don't mind making greater contributions, as long as we know there's a positive outcome to it. And having a better, more equitable community where the strong understand their social responsibility to support the less-able is just such a positive outcome. I'm not a wealthy person. But if I were, I would expect to be called upon to do more, because I have more.

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I think you're giving the wealthy too much credit, even progressive ones. I'm a progressive Democrat with a HHI of about 300K. While I certainly expect to pay more in taxes than a family with a HHI of 100K, I absolutely have a tipping point, and, at a minimum, I better be happy with my kids' public school. Right  now my kids' elementary school is so run down it's appalling. I honestly dont know how the kids are expected to learn. Plus, the curriculum is terrible and the kids aren't being challenged. They're overcrowded and teaching to the lowest common denominator.

On top of that, my DH has to commute to NOVA because that's where all of the (high-paying) tech jobs are. So, yes, there is certainly a point at which we would go, taking our progressive values with us. The one thing I won't gamble with is my kids' future.[/quote]

Very well said.  That tipping point seems to be getting closer and closer.[/quote]

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