Comments on: Teacher Unions are Drowning New York (and U.S.) Taxpayers http://rssbinghamton.com/teacher-unions-are-drowning-new-york-and-us-taxpayers/ A conservative voice crying in the liberal wilderness of Greater Binghamton, NY Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:19:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Landon Phillips http://rssbinghamton.com/teacher-unions-are-drowning-new-york-and-us-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-2105 Landon Phillips Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:18:54 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/?p=270#comment-2105 we always use the Koten brand of circuit breakers at home and they are good,:, we always use the Koten brand of circuit breakers at home and they are good,:,

]]> By: Morgan Palmer http://rssbinghamton.com/teacher-unions-are-drowning-new-york-and-us-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-2098 Morgan Palmer Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:35:31 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/?p=270#comment-2098 we always use General Electric circuit breakers at home because it is very reliable'`, we always use General Electric circuit breakers at home because it is very reliable’`,

]]> By: Jim Willis http://rssbinghamton.com/teacher-unions-are-drowning-new-york-and-us-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Jim Willis Wed, 21 May 2008 21:50:02 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/?p=270#comment-515 Right you are Matthew. Thanks for this comment. Reading your blog is one of the things that put me on to the chicanery being pedaled by school boards, with their "this isn't costing you a dime, it's coming from the State" lie. The taxpayers from a particular school district may not write the check for a specific project (new building, new buses, etc.) but they still pay the full amount. The State commingles all these projects in one big pot and pays for them from the State budget, from money they've extracted from one of your other pockets (nice little accounting trick eh?). So even though taxpayers don't write a check for a specific project, they still end up paying the full price--plus some. Boggles the mind that more people don't see it! Right you are Matthew. Thanks for this comment. Reading your blog is one of the things that put me on to the chicanery being pedaled by school boards, with their “this isn’t costing you a dime, it’s coming from the State” lie.

The taxpayers from a particular school district may not write the check for a specific project (new building, new buses, etc.) but they still pay the full amount. The State commingles all these projects in one big pot and pays for them from the State budget, from money they’ve extracted from one of your other pockets (nice little accounting trick eh?). So even though taxpayers don’t write a check for a specific project, they still end up paying the full price–plus some.

Boggles the mind that more people don’t see it!

]]> By: Matthew K. Tabor http://rssbinghamton.com/teacher-unions-are-drowning-new-york-and-us-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Matthew K. Tabor Wed, 21 May 2008 17:55:57 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/?p=270#comment-513 "Umm, teacher…may I ask who, exactly, is “the state”?" That's the same question that's bothered me in the past, and likely won't go away. School boards and administrators across New York often refer to building projects and other initiatives as being "at no cost to the taxpayer" because the state is funding them. As you pointed out, the state gets its money from its residents. There's a cost, we've just already paid it - suggesting anything else is chicanery. “Umm, teacher…may I ask who, exactly, is “the state”?”

That’s the same question that’s bothered me in the past, and likely won’t go away.

School boards and administrators across New York often refer to building projects and other initiatives as being “at no cost to the taxpayer” because the state is funding them. As you pointed out, the state gets its money from its residents. There’s a cost, we’ve just already paid it – suggesting anything else is chicanery.

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