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Political Factoid
State taxpayers set up a means
for funding the needs of public
education
. . . and subsequently the
politicians just steal from it
to pay for other needs.
Some examples:
- Washington - State Lottery created
explicitly to pay for public schools
Lottery funds subsequently diverted to
pay for independent, privately operated
"charter" schools*
- Iowa - Sales Tax increased explicitly
to pay for school infrastructure
That increase subsequently siphoned
off to pay for water quality needs.
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Charter schools are not accountable to the
taxpayers and do not have to follow all of
the rules that public schools must.
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