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How do you feel about the tax cut on private school tuition?

ttwtt78640 said:
Nope, how laws are made is directly dependent on who is making those laws. A political campaign is simply applying for an elected public office position - one has to seriously question why anyone would spend more to apply for a job than that job (officially) pays.
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Sorry. A lame attempt at humor...
 
MaggieD said:
Me, too. But that will never happen as that would mean failing schools would close.
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I think the voucher system would ultimately pick up the failing schools by forcing them to compete for students. At this point their only fear is doing so poorly that the state takes them over, with or without the existence of school vouchers.
 
Old Sarge said:
No the 16th amendment allows congress to levy income taxes it says nothing about a flat tax.
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The 16A says nothing about basing "the taxation of income from all sources" on how or upon who that income was later spent.

This comes very close to requiring a flat rate:

Article I, Section 8, Clause 1:

The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.
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ObamacareFail said:
I think the voucher system would ultimately pick up the failing schools by forcing them to compete for students. At this point their only fear is doing so poorly that the state takes them over, with or without the existence of school vouchers.
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Absolutely. Failing schools would either cease to fail or they would disappear.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
The 16A says nothing about basing "the taxation of income from all sources" on how or upon who that income was later spent.

This comes very close to requiring a flat rate:
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Sorry but I don't read it that way. It only says that "all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States." . It says nothing on how those duties/taxes will be administered. If it had the SOCUS would have ruled the progressive tax rates unconstitutional years ago.
 
They save the government money by not having their kids in the public system, so why not?

Wish they'd give a tax cut to childless people.
 
The tax relief of their aircraft servicing costs will be a blessing to the middle class.
 
Old Sarge said:
Sorry but I don't read it that way. It only says that "all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States." . It says nothing on how those duties/taxes will be administered. If it had the SOCUS would have ruled the progressive tax rates unconstitutional years ago.
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Even federal compensation for the same job varies based on location with the Davis-Bacon act as a prime example.
 
Manc Skipper said:
The tax relief of their aircraft servicing costs will be a blessing to the middle class.
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I won't be subsidizing high-tax states any longer. I like that part.
 
apdst said:
I won't be subsidizing high-tax states any longer. I like that part.
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Those high tax states have been subsidizing your state for decades. Don't count on that continuing. They are going to demand more of their money coming back to them.
 
CriticalThought said:
GOP Tax plan includes a break for private school families - Business Insider



The Republican Tax Plan Would Help Rich Families Send Their Children to Private School – Mother Jones



It looks like a dream for the top 10%.
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It's another trick to undermine public schools. How about making public education in this country a priority? How about making community college tuition free? How about lowering the cost of higher education so that more people can participate?
 
jet57 said:
It's another trick to undermine public schools. How about making public education in this country a priority? How about making community college tuition free? How about lowering the cost of higher education so that more people can participate?
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It doesn't undermine the public school in any way. Just pure nonsense.
 
OldFatGuy said:
Those high tax states have been subsidizing your state for decades. Don't count on that continuing. They are going to demand more of their money coming back to them.
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Still doesn't affect me.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Even federal compensation for the same job varies based on location with the Davis-Bacon act as a prime example.
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That has to do with the COL in different areas. A GS10's salary is ok in Georgia but equivalent to a GS8 in California (ranks are for example only and not said to be correct), hence the adjustments.
 
Old Sarge said:
That has to do with the COL in different areas. A GS10's salary is ok in Georgia but equivalent to a GS8 in California (ranks are for example only and not said to be correct), hence the adjustments.
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Which would be a great argument for not having progressive income taxation rates which compound those COL differences.
 
MaggieD said:
Do you consider Chicago Public School teachers in the top 10%? It is estimated that up to 40% send their OWN children to private schools. Why? Because CPS is horrible. In fact, nationwide, 11% send their kids to private schools. Do you think those are only rich people?

What is so DREAMY about it anyway? Contributions to a 529 are not tax deductible. Only the interest on them is deferred. Is a ROTH IRA dreamy? Do you think it’s fair that these same people still pay enormous taxes thru their real estate tax bills to failing schools even though they don’t use them?

Please tell us what’s so dreamy.
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You realize this only affects those who...

1. Have been saving in a 529 or will begin to do so.
2. Are sending their kids to a private school with an exhorbiant tuition.

This will not help people who are working a second job to send Jimmy to a private school.
 
CriticalThought said:
You realize this only affects those who...

1. Have been saving in a 529 or will begin to do so.
2. Are sending their kids to a private school with an exhorbiant tuition.

This will not help people who are working a second job to send Jimmy to a private school.
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Yes, I understand that. It will help many people who have to send their children to private schools to get a decent education. We are better with it than without it. Not everything helps everybody, does it? Wasting generations in failing inner city public schools is a tragedy. And the lower the grade levels covered, the better the intervention...
 
This was a terrible idea! My two Senators will hear from me on this. One is a Republican and the other a Democrat. The Federal Government has NO business being involved in education (private or public) in any way, shape, manner, or form. This should be a local and/or state issue.
 
Unitedwestand13 said:
Cutting sources of funding for public education does not count as undermining it?
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It isn't cutting funding at all. Funding is paid by property taxes and in some states additional sales tax.
 
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