Comments on: Big cuts, high anxiety in Cupertino http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/03/05/big-cuts-high-anxiety-in-cupertino/ Analysis, opinion and ruminations on California education policy Wed, 30 May 2012 07:31:37 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Robert http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/03/05/big-cuts-high-anxiety-in-cupertino/comment-page-1/#comment-31243 Robert Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:43:02 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1442#comment-31243 Such GREED! Greedy greedy people. Jerry Brown cuts the school budget by 0.4% (really) and Cupertino Schools wants to raise my taxes by 100%! That's right--they want to double it. Anyone who votes yes on Cuperrtino Measure C is immoral. I pray for people like you. THE PROBLEM with socialism is eventually you run out of other people's money. GREEDY GREEDY GREEDY! http://noonmeasurec.blogspot.com/2011/04/law-is-clear-and-cupertino-schools.html Such GREED!

Greedy greedy people.

Jerry Brown cuts the school budget by 0.4% (really) and Cupertino Schools wants to raise my taxes by 100%! That’s right–they want to double it.

Anyone who votes yes on Cuperrtino Measure C is immoral. I pray for people like you.

THE PROBLEM with socialism is eventually you run out of other people’s money. GREEDY GREEDY GREEDY!

http://noonmeasurec.blogspot.com/2011/04/law-is-clear-and-cupertino-schools.html

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]]> By: Robert http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/03/05/big-cuts-high-anxiety-in-cupertino/comment-page-1/#comment-31225 Robert Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:42:06 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1442#comment-31225 Cupertino, back in 2009, got a $125 parcel tax passed. Now, just two years later, they want to DOUBLE this unfair tax? That's just too much. School teachers need to tighten their belts like the rest of us. Please vote NO on Measure C Cupertino http://noonmeasurec.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-will-happen-if-cupertino-measure-c.html Cupertino, back in 2009, got a $125 parcel tax passed. Now, just two years later, they want to DOUBLE this unfair tax? That’s just too much. School teachers need to tighten their belts like the rest of us.

Please vote NO on Measure C Cupertino

http://noonmeasurec.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-will-happen-if-cupertino-measure-c.html

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]]> By: Mike in ATL http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/03/05/big-cuts-high-anxiety-in-cupertino/comment-page-1/#comment-7226 Mike in ATL Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:43:51 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1442#comment-7226 We're seeing schools all over the country that are looking to get "creative" with their fundraising efforts. We're hoping to help many of them by providing a free private label website where parents can post their vacation homes and let other parents in the district go on vacation with the proceeds benefiting the schools... http://www.geronimo.com for details. We’re seeing schools all over the country that are looking to get “creative” with their fundraising efforts. We’re hoping to help many of them by providing a free private label website where parents can post their vacation homes and let other parents in the district go on vacation with the proceeds benefiting the schools… http://www.geronimo.com for details.

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]]> By: Ze'ev Wurman http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/03/05/big-cuts-high-anxiety-in-cupertino/comment-page-1/#comment-7042 Ze'ev Wurman Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:55:52 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1442#comment-7042 Geoff, Two questions. (1) Even accepting your argument that taxation has negative effect above 50% (highly disputable), add up your income tax (about 25+% average, ~30% marginal in Cupertino) add social security & medicare at 7.65%, top with California state tax at 9.3% for almost everyone and you are at 46% marginal rate before you factor in your property taxes or local school bonds levies. And don't forget it will just grow bigger next year, with Bush tax cuts going away even ignoring all other taxes in-everything-but-name being discussed. (2) When was the last time you saw any authority, Cupertino included, keep its spending under control once the recession passed and use the extra cash to pay off its debts faster? Geoff,

Two questions.

(1) Even accepting your argument that taxation has negative effect above 50% (highly disputable), add up your income tax (about 25+% average, ~30% marginal in Cupertino) add social security & medicare at 7.65%, top with California state tax at 9.3% for almost everyone and you are at 46% marginal rate before you factor in your property taxes or local school bonds levies. And don’t forget it will just grow bigger next year, with Bush tax cuts going away even ignoring all other taxes in-everything-but-name being discussed. (2) When was the last time you saw any authority, Cupertino included, keep its spending under control once the recession passed and use the extra cash to pay off its debts faster?

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]]> By: Geoff Hall http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/03/05/big-cuts-high-anxiety-in-cupertino/comment-page-1/#comment-7009 Geoff Hall Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:10:59 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1442#comment-7009 "Pragmatist" says that raising taxes reduces revenue and you need to improve the economy and reduce debt. That's a simplistic take on things. Sure, increasing taxes does not result in a linear increase in revenue and at some point it will be counter-productive - but all the evidence is that rates have to be well over 50% before this happens. Cutting teaching jobs in a recession also has a knock on effect on the rest of the economy. It's a pro-cyclical policy that deepens the recession and also cuts back on the essential investment in our future - the kids. The correct response is what Keynes advocated (and Keynes was basically a conservative, despite the vilification that seems to be heaped on him from the modern American right). In a recession, keep government spending up, borrowing money that has no other place to go (as nobody is investing, that's what the recession is all about). The flip side is that on the positive side of the cycle, taxes should if anything go up while spending is kept under control. Paying off the borrowing in the good times used to be good bi-partisan policy and can be seen in the history of all federal administrations until "voodoo economics" took over. This should be economics 101, but there are way too many snake oil salesmen out there trying to sell quack medicine. “Pragmatist” says that raising taxes reduces revenue and you need to improve the economy and reduce debt.

That’s a simplistic take on things.

Sure, increasing taxes does not result in a linear increase in revenue and at some point it will be counter-productive – but all the evidence is that rates have to be well over 50% before this happens.

Cutting teaching jobs in a recession also has a knock on effect on the rest of the economy. It’s a pro-cyclical policy that deepens the recession and also cuts back on the essential investment in our future – the kids.

The correct response is what Keynes advocated (and Keynes was basically a conservative, despite the vilification that seems to be heaped on him from the modern American right). In a recession, keep government spending up, borrowing money that has no other place to go (as nobody is investing, that’s what the recession is all about). The flip side is that on the positive side of the cycle, taxes should if anything go up while spending is kept under control. Paying off the borrowing in the good times used to be good bi-partisan policy and can be seen in the history of all federal administrations until “voodoo economics” took over.

This should be economics 101, but there are way too many snake oil salesmen out there trying to sell quack medicine.

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]]> By: Ze'ev Wurman http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/03/05/big-cuts-high-anxiety-in-cupertino/comment-page-1/#comment-6830 Ze'ev Wurman Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:15:18 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1442#comment-6830 John M., There are almost 8000 (7762 in 2008) California schools with API, and there are almost 10,000 (9764 per SchoolMatters.com) California schools altogether. Does it really matter whether John F. were to write "15 of the top 150 schools – out of 10,000 – in the state" or "15 of the top 150 schools – out of 8,000 with API – in the state"? Give John F. a hard time where it matters, not where it doesn't. :-) John M.,

There are almost 8000 (7762 in 2008) California schools with API, and there are almost 10,000 (9764 per SchoolMatters.com) California schools altogether. Does it really matter whether John F. were to write “15 of the top 150 schools – out of 10,000 – in the state” or “15 of the top 150 schools – out of 8,000 with API – in the state”? Give John F. a hard time where it matters, not where it doesn’t. :-)

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]]> By: john mockler http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/03/05/big-cuts-high-anxiety-in-cupertino/comment-page-1/#comment-6735 john mockler Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:10:52 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1442#comment-6735 John once again you mislead and for no apparent reason. There are not 10,000 schools in California with an API. So why would you print such silly stuff? John John once again you mislead and for no apparent reason. There are not 10,000 schools in California with an API. So why would you print such silly stuff? John

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]]> By: Pragmatist http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/03/05/big-cuts-high-anxiety-in-cupertino/comment-page-1/#comment-6733 Pragmatist Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:53:19 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1442#comment-6733 Its economics 101. Raising taxes in a depression reduces incoming tax revenue. It is better to find ways to improve the economy and reduce debt. All you smart cupertinos should know this. Its economics 101. Raising taxes in a depression reduces incoming tax revenue. It is better to find ways to improve the economy and reduce debt. All you smart cupertinos should know this.

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