American Vet

What about people who have no children? Or people whose children have grown and moved out? Since they don't have anyone in school, should they also get a tax credit?

bahmer

Yes let the property taxes pay for public education only. No kids no taxes. If you chose to send your kids to either private or parochial schools no property taxes at least for the school portion anyway.
they have so much buried in those property taxes it isn't funny.

American Vet

The response to "no kids, no axes" is that the community (and country) at large benefit from having educated children; I believe that falls under the 'general welfare' heading.

Nothing in my property taxes is 'buried': My receipt tells me exactly what percentages are allocated to different areas.

newbear Loc: New York City

The property taxes are due each January, then each property owner is automatically on the hook for so called 'school tax'. That's the case in the New York and, to my knowledge, in all surrounding States.

When your kids leave the K-12 system you pay for their college AND the K-12 school tax as well. No vouchers ever, in either case.

When your kids get a job, they have to start paying both the property tax AND the K-12 school tax (owning or renting), along with their Parents.

This "system" ensures, by definition, a waste of human and material resources, reducing the education of our young ones to a mere "self esteem" enhancement, much to the clamor of the parent taxpayer.

They just want to get their money's worth, no wonder! Everybody must get a trophy or else, what??

flash

Where I'm from the property taxes are due twice a year. Once in May then again in November.