And we can disagree without being disagreeable
amen.
I really didn't think I was being that disagreeable TBH
there are a small list of things that really grind my gears...and people bitching about paying for public schools has to be at the top of the list. Especially with the argument "I don't have kids why should I pay"
So trust me if you say that again, I will predictably go berserk, again
is money wasted, yes
could it be better, yes
Is it absolutely essential that all those who have money to tax contribute, yes
I'd like them to take 10% of what the spend on our military and put it into the public schools and out of the hands of the political cronies who run defense contracting firms
Lets be clear, I agree on the commercial justification of every seat in a venue is not the same, thus should be charged for appropriately
I guess I just benefited under the old model, because I got tix early or found good ways to get face value tix
those days are gone and with that the ability to see 20-30 shows a year because the avg ticket cost went from $30 to $75-100 in what seems like only a few years
Sorry if I sound like the old man yelling at the cloud on this one, but going to concerts is for the well heeled now.
Couldn't imagine being a broke 20 something and seeing more than a few shows a year
The roads example. I'm a fan of toll roads/hot lanes...but the deal pretty much is, there are still other driving options to taking the hot lanes/66....but you pay with time in traffic
They do ultimately subsidies the other roads and even lessen the traffic on other roads
but that's not an apples to apples argument at all.., with contributing to public schools because you are a citizen, not just a parent
Our people don’t seem that well educated as is….
sadly this I can't argue with. but this has a lot more to do with how the rich get good public schools and the poor get shitty ones
if ALL public schools were very similar, things would be very different, but right now it's all about what zip code you are in...period
And you are foolish if you don't think there are a lot of very poor people who happen to be lucky enough to be able to live in Arlington (mostly due to a pretty decent subsidized hosing program...although you north of 50 know not much about that) and benefit from the tax base of all those wealthy defense contractors
which I think is great