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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools, schools, schools,......my arse.

They ALWAYS  try to pawn off tax increases because "it is for the schools!".   This is totally insane. Basically, 10% tax increases in only 2 years on top of reassessments that always go up every few years.  They need double tax increases?  Really?

Newsflash. The economy sucks.  A lot of federal workers lost jobs.  Prices for food, insurance, and utility bills are exploding. Now they want to crush your housing affordability even more.

Is everyone's salaries going up to cover all these rising costs?  Of course not.

There isn't a single tax Dems have never not liked.  It's never a spending problem to them, only a taxation problem.  Cut the number of employees in MoCo govt. Make them pay more money for benefits. Slash their retirement and pensions.  Stop all hiring for 5 years.

They will just have to work more efficiently, boo hoo. [/quote]

We're spending less on schools now than 20 years ago. Computers and automation don't make schools cheaper to operate.[/quote]

FY07 approved budget for MCPS was $1.8 billion
FY27 recommended budget for MCPS is $3.8 billion

Inflation during that time was 62%.  https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ 
A 62% increase would have been $2.9 billion for this year.

Instead, the proposed MCPS budget is a [b]111% increase[/b] from 20 years ago. 
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Try it again with per pupil funding. We have more students.[/quote]

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