cabinetsnotnow t1_j6fazgr wrote on January 29, 2023 at 10:54 PM

Reply to comment by defusted in Universal Childcare for Pennsylvanians— and everyone in the US by Existing-Papaya-8643

To be frank, I already pay over $4,000 per year for school taxes and obviously that amount will always gradually increase over time. It's not reasonable to expect others to just keep forking out more and more of their income for parents and kids. People without kids who are struggling financially and go without food and housing usually have an impossible time getting help from the government already. While people with kids just keep getting more help. At what point does it end?

defusted t1_j6ffhpv wrote on January 29, 2023 at 11:22 PM

Should a person without a car pay for roads?

KindKill267 t1_j6fnmgw wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:15 AM

If you're not registering a car or buying gas you're probably not.

defusted t1_j6fqg6g wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:34 AM

The taxes you pay to the state goes to building and maintaining roads. You're definitely paying for the roads.

KindKill267 t1_j6fu3ls wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:59 AM

Penndot is the road state agency, the bulk of their funding comes from gas taxes and federal funding.

cabinetsnotnow t1_j6kkewg wrote on January 30, 2023 at 11:55 PM

I'm not saying that I shouldn't pay any school taxes. Educated kids become educated adults who go into society, so I get why paying for education is important.

What I'm saying is that I don't think I should be expected to keep paying for more and more expenses that should fall on parents who chose to have kids. If the problem is that daycares are overcharging parents for their services, then do something about that. Taxpayers picking up the tab should not be the default solution to everything.