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goodinthisworld t1_ivhyv5b wrote

https://hudsonreporter.com/2022/10/28/budgets-and-other-issues-make-up-jersey-city-school-board-debate/?amp

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CoercivePax OP t1_ivi30du wrote

Thank you. I actually ended up watching the replay of the debate on YouTube.

Are there any regarding the other positions (clerk, sheriff, etc)

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goodinthisworld t1_ivjqbu4 wrote

I haven’t been able to find debates for other positions unfortunately

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The_Nomadic_Nerd t1_ivhys74 wrote

Vote for Change for Children candidates for BOE. That’s all you need to know.

Really though- those 3 (you select 3 on the ballot) are against future tax increases and more transparency for how these funds get used (there’s currently no transparency). If the people who raised our taxes see that there are no consequences, then they’ll 100% do it again.

One of the Change for Children candidates did an AMA 2 weeks ago on this sub if you want to learn more. The guys name, no joke, is Alexander Hamilton.

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LazyReplacement7379 t1_ivkz3uz wrote

Just so everyone is aware:

Change for Children is funded by real estate interests

Education Matters is backed by the Jersey City Education Association union

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Mindless-Budget9019 t1_ivlxfpk wrote

Never understood why anyone would want to pay more taxes when children don’t even have clean drinking water with the $1 billion budget they already have. Make it make sense. We need to know where the money is going

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LazyReplacement7379 t1_ivm4f6m wrote

That's true but I don't trust real estate, period. I don't think they have the public school system's beat interest at heart. I don't think they have the public's best interest either. Just $$. Low property taxes for the buildings they own and high rents for the tenants who live there.

Problems with the public school system stem from a whole bunch of shit. I'd rather try to sort it out with the people who teach my kids, not the people gentrifying my city and evicting families

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Mindless-Budget9019 t1_ivm8ocl wrote

If taxes keep increasing, gentrification would actually accelerate and working class families would in fact be forced out. The Board of Education can’t do side deals with developers to only lower their taxes. They can only set the budget and then everyone poor and rich alike gets charged the same percentage unless the property has an abatement. High taxes would also force the rents up.

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[deleted] t1_ivlgjuc wrote

Wouldn't it be great if they didn't come up with bullshit names for interest groups?

I'm sure real estate tycoons really care about all the youth of JC /s

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Mindless-Budget9019 t1_ivkgp77 wrote

That is great news! If everyone who was eligible to vote voted then the BOE would be forced to be accountable for their mismanagement. Most people take issue with a 15% to 35% increase in the tax levy with nothing to show for it. Less apathy. More action.

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Aggravating_Sand352 t1_ivl74d8 wrote

Yes I agree that good schools in NJ is why the misinformation isn't as rampant in this state bc people are educated. I'd like there to be more a developer tax for people putting in luxury buildings.

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dreggers t1_ivmzegw wrote

Funny how it's always those that pay the least amount of taxes demand others to pay their "fair share"

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Certain-Arugula1374 t1_ivhurfe wrote

Vote red or don’t vote at all. We don’t need any more democrats around here

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