I recently took a survey sent to me by a graduate student working on her administrative degree in education. The focus of the survey was my approach to school finance and how changing from a teacher to an administrator has changed my views. The very predictable question of how schools should be funded was present. Should schools be funded by property taxes or income taxes? I say income taxes.
Lets imagine that the state police were funded by the property taxes it's individual districts were collecting. That means more rural and poorer communities would not be able to provide the protection that they would like to their citizens and they would have to not only depend on the state for help and grant writer to get the extras. This is not the case. The state police is an agency that is funded statewide. I believe that public safety is one of the state's top priorities. However, and this should not be shocking to anyone, education is the most important to me.
Why do we allow our Illinoisans to be as safe as they can possibly be but we are willing to gamble on how educated our kids are. Don't get me wrong, I'm not picking on the state police. One of the greatest people I know is a state cop.
What do you think is the right answer? Property or income taxes?
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