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[quote=Anonymous]It will never happen.

Property taxes support public schools, not schooling for children.  Your taxes go to support the local school whether you use it or not.  Like paying for roads and bridges that you never drive over.  Like supporting fire departments and police departments in parts of the county you don't live in.  They are public services that are made available to residents in the county whether you use them or not.  If you move your children to private, you do so because that is your choice.  Then you become like your neighbors who are childless or whose children are older and have left school.  They still pay taxes to support the public schools and so should you.

Choosing to move your children to a private school is not a reason for the county to give you a rebate on your taxes.  You didn't pay the taxes because your children were in the public school system.  You paid taxes because owning property in the county provides taxation support for the local public service.  There is absolutely no reason for the county to rebate any of those taxes because you choose not to use the public service provided.[/quote]

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