Sahwa@reddthat.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agoOklahoma Town Faces 75% Property Tax Hike To Cover Sexual Abuse Settlementwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square85linkfedilinkarrow-up1400arrow-down11
arrow-up1399arrow-down1external-linkOklahoma Town Faces 75% Property Tax Hike To Cover Sexual Abuse Settlementwww.newsweek.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square85linkfedilink
minus-squareMangoCats@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·17 hours agoThis is a case of FAFO: the school system took on huge liability (in payment of the judgement) and the school system is funded by property taxes.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 hours agoI get that, but every time the school district in my area wants more money it gets voted on for a property tax increase.
minus-squareMangoCats@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoThose would be optional, before the expense, votes for the choice to spend the money or not. This is a case of necessity, they’ll be in violation of various laws and judgement decrees if they don’t raise the money.
This is a case of FAFO: the school system took on huge liability (in payment of the judgement) and the school system is funded by property taxes.
I get that, but every time the school district in my area wants more money it gets voted on for a property tax increase.
Those would be optional, before the expense, votes for the choice to spend the money or not.
This is a case of necessity, they’ll be in violation of various laws and judgement decrees if they don’t raise the money.