Comments on: Kansas Withholding Funding From Schools in December http://forwardkansas.com/2009/12/kansas-withholding-funding-from-schools-in-december/ Kansas Politics, Without the Crazy Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:28:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Earl Glynnhttp://forwardkansas.com/2009/12/kansas-withholding-funding-from-schools-in-december/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Earl Glynn Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:25:02 +0000 http://forwardkansas.com/?p=1768#comment-191 But isn't "withholding" the wrong word here? Isn't the State of Kansas waiting for additional tax revenues to be collected, like from income, property and sales taxes, so they can pay the bills? How can Kansas "withhold" the money from schools if they don't have it yet? The State is waiting to get the money.<br><br>I didn't pay income taxes and spent very little for three months in the last year because I was unemployed. There are many who are unemployed and there is no free money. Those without jobs are not paying income taxes, and likely not much in sales taxes. Should we sue those who are unemployed to pay more taxes? <br><br>Meanwhile the "stimulus" spending is future debt that must be paid back. We need much more scrutiny on "stimulus" spending, and all government spending.<br><br>Sadly, the feds don't wait for more taxes to be raised, they just print more money. This could seriously devalue our money and have other serious economic implications. But isn't “withholding” the wrong word here? Isn't the State of Kansas waiting for additional tax revenues to be collected, like from income, property and sales taxes, so they can pay the bills? How can Kansas “withhold” the money from schools if they don't have it yet? The State is waiting to get the money.

I didn't pay income taxes and spent very little for three months in the last year because I was unemployed. There are many who are unemployed and there is no free money. Those without jobs are not paying income taxes, and likely not much in sales taxes. Should we sue those who are unemployed to pay more taxes?

Meanwhile the “stimulus” spending is future debt that must be paid back. We need much more scrutiny on “stimulus” spending, and all government spending.

Sadly, the feds don't wait for more taxes to be raised, they just print more money. This could seriously devalue our money and have other serious economic implications.

]]> By: KevEdithttp://forwardkansas.com/2009/12/kansas-withholding-funding-from-schools-in-december/comment-page-1/#comment-189 KevEdit Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:20:37 +0000 http://forwardkansas.com/?p=1768#comment-189 Walt Chappell doesn't seem to quite know what he's talking about. The money that he mentions is all earmarked for specific purposes or is in contingency funds that are, in fact, being used to cover part of payroll right now because the state is defaulting on its payments. Payroll is the single biggest regular expense for most districts and, in the district I have personal contact with, they can't even meet it solely using contingency funds, which is supposed to be an emergency measure anyway. <br><br>In a normal year, these might be unused funds, but this is not a normal year.<br><br>It's worth noting that immediately after Chappell made those statements, the State Board of Education (which he sits on) issued a statement completely refuting everything he said.<br><br>In any case, schools may be able to tighten their belts and get through these cuts, but make no mistake if we keep going down this road, public education in this state will not be able to operate at it's previous level of quality. No one wants to raise taxes, but it may be something we need to consider. Walt Chappell doesn't seem to quite know what he's talking about. The money that he mentions is all earmarked for specific purposes or is in contingency funds that are, in fact, being used to cover part of payroll right now because the state is defaulting on its payments. Payroll is the single biggest regular expense for most districts and, in the district I have personal contact with, they can't even meet it solely using contingency funds, which is supposed to be an emergency measure anyway.

In a normal year, these might be unused funds, but this is not a normal year.

It's worth noting that immediately after Chappell made those statements, the State Board of Education (which he sits on) issued a statement completely refuting everything he said.

In any case, schools may be able to tighten their belts and get through these cuts, but make no mistake if we keep going down this road, public education in this state will not be able to operate at it's previous level of quality. No one wants to raise taxes, but it may be something we need to consider.

]]> By: michaelboxhttp://forwardkansas.com/2009/12/kansas-withholding-funding-from-schools-in-december/comment-page-1/#comment-187 michaelbox Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:56:04 +0000 http://forwardkansas.com/?p=1768#comment-187 Republican parsimony finds its logical end with Kansas’ schoolchildren bearing the brunt of collective stinginess. That which sounds good for Congressional GOP soundbites comes crashing to earth when demagoguery can’t pay for education. Their pledge to leave no child behind ends up with every child left behind! Republican parsimony finds its logical end with Kansas’ schoolchildren bearing the brunt of collective stinginess. That which sounds good for Congressional GOP soundbites comes crashing to earth when demagoguery can’t pay for education. Their pledge to leave no child behind ends up with every child left behind!

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