Oh boy, just where I've always wanted to retire....New Jersey. Yuck!
You would think with all of the Democrat histionics over even perceived discrimination, this thing would have them up in arms. Oh..., they are not crapping on one of their constituencies. Sure wouldn't want them figuring out why their education expenses lead the nation. Who knows what would be found in that can of worms.
BFL
should be no problem with the natural birth of homosexuals
LOL
New Joisey politician: "Hey, if we don't have to waste money on dese stoopit schools, dere's more money for me to steal!"
You didn't know I could "channel" politicians, did you?
Sounds like a great idea. Thought of this myself!
If you cannot afford to educate YOUR kids, you can't afford
them.
I've read the constitution. I can't find in there where it's
my responsibility. Taking someones house to fund government
schools is just wrong, people.
Government education, the dumbing of America, 1 pupil at a time.
I guess those old people who hate kids and want their childless retirement communities have finally figured out a way to do it.
Instead of dealing with the real problem, which would be to control spending on public education and thereby reduce property taxes, these NJ towns have decided to sidestep the problem by discriminating against families with children.
The problem is not the existence of families with children--indeed, our society's survival depends on the existence of these families--but the public schools. The public schools not only have a monopoly on all public funds for education, they are always asking for more money. If a school district puts a levy on the ballot to increase property taxes and the levy fails, it will keep putting the levy back on the ballot--while threatening citizens with cutbacks in school services--until the levy passes. The net result is that the cost of educating a single child in the public schools has ballooned to over $12,000 in many places and homeowners and businesses are saddled with ridiculous real estate taxes.
I say let's reform the public schools. Take away some of their funding. Reduce teacher salaries. Lay-off overpaid administrators. And, finally, give vouchers to parents and let them choose where to send their children. Until we break the monopoly that public schools have on education tax dollars, the current situation will only get worse.
Here's an interesting thread on why tax reform failed in NJ that is relevent to this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1770682/posts
Brilliant. Just brilliant.
They still have their illegal servants, who bring anchor babies with them...
They must not have been paying attention to the problems of countries without sufficient children. Children are the future of every society. Without them a society dies.
I cannot understand why some folks do not want to be around children. The excitement of a child at Christmas or blowing out candles on a birthday cake are priceless, not to mention getting a hug from a child.
Is that not age discrimination?
I predict this state will become another borough of NYC within 20 years.
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Much of the new development in Connecticut seems to be age restricted. The end result of course is that family housing becomes much more expensive.
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rancho mirage, ca does just that. the average age is 61 + they don't want any more kids. the mayor said that on the radio.
"Educating a child in New Jersey costs an average of $12,567 a year"
i went into a mcdonald's yesterday + the signs read .99 cents. even the manager didn't know the correct number. that's what $12,567 gets you per year per student these days.
The real problem is the socialistic financing of the government schools -- they should be paid for by the people who actually use them, not just any warm body in the vicinity.
Public school Kindergarten in Falls Church, VA, costs $26k, per student, per year. NJ, at $12K and change, is a bunch of pikers.