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JerseyCity_Nuyorican t1_ive432w wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Vote "Change for Children" this Tuesday by Organic-Hovercraft-3

This impacts most JC homeowners, many whom are elderly/senior and lower income.

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DontBeEvil1 t1_ive6vcd wrote

Board of Education elections should not be about "who's going to lower the elderly's taxes." I know I might sound crazy, but I think what's best for actual children, in school, should be the focus. 🤷

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JerseyCity_Nuyorican t1_ive736o wrote

Yea, focus on where the hell all the money is going.

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DontBeEvil1 t1_ive7e72 wrote

Um....yea?

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SweetheartAtHeart t1_iveopzz wrote

I think the majority consensus is that throwing money at the schools won’t fix it or make it better necessarily. A lot of us want transparency on how the budget is being used. I don’t mind paying up for taxes as long as it’s going towards something productive and not just into the pockets of people who do nothing for the schools. I have lots of friends and family who’ve worked in the JCPS system and they all say they haven’t seen any signs of the budget being invested in the children.

To;dr: I just want transparency on how this budget is being spent. A breakdown would be cool and no, I’m not against taxes. I’m against random idiots pocketing large salaries for contributing nothing while teachers and children suffer in inadequate classrooms.

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