Comments on: 7.0 ISSUE: May 2009 http://sycamoretaxpayer.com/blog Demanding Fiscal Responsibility Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:48:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rick http://sycamoretaxpayer.com/blog/issue/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Rick Mon, 04 May 2009 20:58:00 +0000 http://sycamoretaxpayer.wordpress.com/issue/#comment-10 These levies re-appear immediately when defeated because the school boards have a tried-and-true template. If at first you don't succeed, start cancelling bus service and sports. They'll come around..... These folks are barracudas and they know just how to remove your organs before you know they're gone. These levies re-appear immediately when defeated because the school boards have a tried-and-true template.

If at first you don’t succeed, start cancelling bus service and sports.
They’ll come around…..

These folks are barracudas and they know just how to remove your organs before you know they’re gone.

]]> By: Steve http://sycamoretaxpayer.com/blog/issue/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Steve Mon, 04 May 2009 15:08:01 +0000 http://sycamoretaxpayer.wordpress.com/issue/#comment-18 First off, schools should not be funded by homeowners. If the "benefits everyone" argument is valid, why isn't if funded by everyone, with like a sales tax that everyone has to pay. Secondly, these levies shouldn't come up all the time. When they fail, they need to go away for 5 years. Thirdly, we need more marketing for this. Peter, email me next time and lets put a TV commercial together. I can do it cheap and it will kick butt. Please email me. Thanks, Steve Blue Ash First off, schools should not be funded by homeowners. If the “benefits everyone” argument is valid, why isn’t if funded by everyone, with like a sales tax that everyone has to pay.

Secondly, these levies shouldn’t come up all the time. When they fail, they need to go away for 5 years.

Thirdly, we need more marketing for this. Peter, email me next time and lets put a TV commercial together. I can do it cheap and it will kick butt. Please email me.

Thanks,

Steve
Blue Ash

]]> By: henry Young http://sycamoretaxpayer.com/blog/issue/comment-page-1/#comment-20 henry Young Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:35:59 +0000 http://sycamoretaxpayer.wordpress.com/issue/#comment-20 There is no relationship between the level of school spending and quality of education. I came from a poor county, and I know that money is not the only issue. I do not like the road sign, saying "Vote yes will not increase your tax". This is misleading. Vote yes will not ADD a new tax, but it will INCREASE your tax. I would say that vote "NO" will reduce your tax. There is no relationship between the level of school spending and quality of education. I came from a poor county, and I know that money is not the only issue.

I do not like the road sign, saying “Vote yes will not increase your tax”. This is misleading. Vote yes will not ADD a new tax, but it will INCREASE your tax. I would say that vote “NO” will reduce your tax.

]]> By: Andrew http://sycamoretaxpayer.com/blog/issue/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Andrew Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:32:19 +0000 http://sycamoretaxpayer.wordpress.com/issue/#comment-15 First of all, SPENDING HAS NOT INCREASED!! The school's budget remains essentially unchanged from the 2004 budget. How many of us homeowners could say that our personal spending budgets are as they were in 2004 ... this includes the increased costs of fuel, groceries, health care, etc., just as it does for the schools. Secondly, the schools are NOT asking for more money. They are asking for a continuation of what they currently get. It would be as if you were asking your employer to continue to pay you at your 2004 salary level! Thirdly, yes, these economic times are tough. No one, including the School district wants to be 'asking for money' at this particular time. However, at a time when the school district is about all that is holding our housing values at the level they are, I find it absurd that people would take the $400 in their pockets each year over maintaining their property value. Considerably short sighted indeed!! Now is the time that all homeowners should be doing whatever they can to keep their property values as high as possible. And I haven't even touched on what our schools are doing for our youth - which is the future of our community. THE ONLY REASONABLE CHOICE IS TO VOTE YES ON MAY 5TH!!! First of all, SPENDING HAS NOT INCREASED!! The school’s budget remains essentially unchanged from the 2004 budget. How many of us homeowners could say that our personal spending budgets are as they were in 2004 … this includes the increased costs of fuel, groceries, health care, etc., just as it does for the schools.

Secondly, the schools are NOT asking for more money. They are asking for a continuation of what they currently get. It would be as if you were asking your employer to continue to pay you at your 2004 salary level!

Thirdly, yes, these economic times are tough. No one, including the School district wants to be ‘asking for money’ at this particular time. However, at a time when the school district is about all that is holding our housing values at the level they are, I find it absurd that people would take the $400 in their pockets each year over maintaining their property value. Considerably short sighted indeed!! Now is the time that all homeowners should be doing whatever they can to keep their property values as high as possible.

And I haven’t even touched on what our schools are doing for our youth – which is the future of our community.

THE ONLY REASONABLE CHOICE IS TO VOTE YES ON MAY 5TH!!!

]]> By: propertyowner333 http://sycamoretaxpayer.com/blog/issue/comment-page-1/#comment-13 propertyowner333 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:30:53 +0000 http://sycamoretaxpayer.wordpress.com/issue/#comment-13 School levies clash with tough economy. Enquirer story 4/25/09 CLICK ON: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090425/NEWS0102/904260348/1055/NEWS School levies clash with tough economy. Enquirer story 4/25/09

CLICK ON:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090425/NEWS0102/904260348/1055/NEWS

]]> By: Deanie http://sycamoretaxpayer.com/blog/issue/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Deanie Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:23:45 +0000 http://sycamoretaxpayer.wordpress.com/issue/#comment-12 Teachers salaries are excessive and unconscionable in this economy. There are some districts where teachers are taking a voluntary CUT in salary or at least foregoing raises. The Sycamore teacher's union is out of control and needs to be given a reality check. Teachers salaries are excessive and unconscionable in this economy. There are some districts where teachers are taking a voluntary CUT in salary or at least foregoing raises. The Sycamore teacher’s union is out of control and needs to be given a reality check.

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