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RamaSchneider t1_j72mguj wrote

A public school system, in my opinion, has the following characteristics:

  1. Is open to all comers and free of charge at the door (what's needed is covered from elsewhere just as is required of public schools today);
  2. Provides an opportunity for a quality education, and
  3. Operates in a public and transparent method much as public bodies do today.

And yeah, that "elsewhere" most likely means government collected taxes.

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MarkVII88 t1_j74v5dn wrote

In VT "elsewhere" means sending towns.

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RamaSchneider t1_j75zoxo wrote

If you want me to fill out some details, I will. But for now I'll just say that for the most party, Vermont's education taxes are a statewide tax. You are correct regarding the sending towns to a small degree, but it is only a small part of who is paying the bills.

The easiest way to understand our state's ed taxing system is: it's a statewide tax with some local adjustments.

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