York County PA School Taxes
I read an argument recently for changing the way we get money for school taxes. It really made me think that this is a good way to go.
How it is now, here in PA, property owners pay the school taxes. So, how many kids that go to these schools live in a house with the home owner? I am having a little trouble actually finding that number but I do know as of the 2000 census, there were 148,219 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 32.5% of 148,219 is 48,171 households with at least one child living with them.
The argument was to raise the sales tax and get rid of the property tax which makes a lot of sense. A lot of kids that go to school live in apartments or rentals of some kind and their parents are not helping to pay for there public education. The homeowners that do not have kids are paying for them.
What are your thoughts on the subject? How would you like to see it?