tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post8140388902338386315..comments2024-03-19T07:07:48.681-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: I Don't Do School BoardsBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59144246218722956532008-05-22T10:53:00.000-04:002008-05-22T10:53:00.000-04:00all this just proves what a failure the Rendell Ta...all this just proves what a failure the Rendell Tax Reform Plan is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17929785123048342812008-05-21T20:27:00.000-04:002008-05-21T20:27:00.000-04:00anon 10:13, i believe jeanette eichenwald was enc...anon 10:13, i believe jeanette eichenwald was encouraged and flattered by ed pawlowski. thus far she appears to be returning the favormichael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-55012940012032593312008-05-21T18:56:00.000-04:002008-05-21T18:56:00.000-04:00Northampton Area School Board. Wasn't that the Bo...Northampton Area School Board. Wasn't that the Board they appointed Stoffa to and he promptly voted for a tax increase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61064133983616762182008-05-21T14:54:00.000-04:002008-05-21T14:54:00.000-04:00Yet a citizen can see easily what the moneys are b...Yet a citizen can see easily what the moneys are being spent on, be it physical plant or personnel. The vast majority of funds are spent on personnel salaries and benefits. These funds are then reinvested in the local economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-70311417564902285502008-05-21T10:13:00.000-04:002008-05-21T10:13:00.000-04:00one thing to keep in mind is that the school distr...one thing to keep in mind is that the school districts are usually very much larger than the municipalities in which they reside.<BR/><BR/>for example, the Allentown School District receives vastly more revenues, taxes, has many more employees and owns more property than the City of Allentown.<BR/><BR/>to go from School Director to being a member of Allentown City Council, as one person did last November, is really going backwards (like a stakes horse running in a $2,500 claiming race . . . for those of you who appreciate racing metaphors).<BR/><BR/>at municipal and county levels every expenditure is micro-analyzed while at the nearbye school district, hundreds of thousands are regularly spent with little or no citizen input.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-889659818467318932008-05-21T09:15:00.000-04:002008-05-21T09:15:00.000-04:00Like you, I don't know if this person is correct. ...Like you, I don't know if this person is correct. But assuming she isn't, is costing the taxpayer money in legal expenses and lost productivity justifiable because of a single person's opinion on taxation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com