Most of you may think that school levies are a good thing. Pay a little more in taxes to help out the local school. It sounds like a great thing but there is a slight misconception about the school levies that most people don't bother to think about.
Every so often, a new levy is introduced for the people to vote on. Some of those people think that the levy is a good deal. Their extra taxes goes to the extra-curricular activities at the school. Most of them have probably voted on another levy before and what they don't know is that the previous levy is still in effect. They are still paying taxes on it. The levy they will vote on in the future is an add-on to the one in the past.
Each levy raises taxes just a little bit. Under one percent more. This seems like a small amount but add it onto the past levies and it can sum up to a lot of money. If your property is worth about $100,000, a one percent property tax is worth $1,000. That's only one house. How much could the school spend on sports? The coaches' salary and the bus for away games are
We are faced with a slight dilemma and it needs to be faced. Every time a new levy is proposed I see "Vote Yes For Schools" signs around town even though the money doesn't go to the school, it goes to the sports. The problem is that I have never seen a "Vote No" sign. Yet there are people that do vote no. This is probably because they don't really want to voice their opinion because they might look mean if they "Vote No For Schools."
about it. The players even have to spend money for equipment too. The school got by before with the money they obtain, why can't they go on without so much more. What is costing more money to the point that the school needs more or they threaten to take away all extra-curricular activities, including sports? What did they do before to keep these activities going? They should be able to do it again.
The athletes of our school don't usually play only one sport. They know that they have to stay in shape for the next season so they play others. Let's say there's fifty football players. Not all of them will play basketball but some wi
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