I Have A Question About School Levies In Other States ?

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In The State Of Washington We Have Had This Way Of Deciding If They Pass Or Fail---The Levee Has To Have Over %60 To Pass---It Keeps Schools From Asking For The Moon---It Is Also Called 60--40--Well The Schools Want To Make It So (1) Vote Over %50 And It Passes---------My Question Is Our State The Only One That Has That Law ??----A Lot Of People Are Afraid That If It Goes To 1 Vote Over %50 People On Fixed Income Will Be Taxed Out Of There Houses----Or They Will Have To Start Borrowing On There Houses Till They Can't Borrow Any More---We Have People From Many Different States Here And I Am Wondering If We Are Behind Times OR Do Other States Have The Same Thing ?

 

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[Elson(La)]

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[deathwind1]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[deathwind1]

Over %50 To Pass OR The Only Other Way (That I Have Ever Heard Of) Is Like My State Which Is You Have To Have (1) Vote OVER %60 For It To Pass---Other States May Have Something Like 1 Vote Over %55 As An Example----What It Does Is Make Sure That A Large Majority Really Wants The Levee To Pass ! And It Keeps The Schools From Going Over Board On Asking For Money Till Your Taxes Are So High You Don't Have The Slightest Idea How You Can Pay And Keep Your HOUSE Or Property----Taxes Here Are D&# High---That Was The Major Reason I Sold My Property----My Taxes Jumped About %40 Last Year----I Read In The Paper Where Some Went Up Around %100----My Property (4 Acres) Will Close In The Next 2 Weeks Which Will Drop My Taxes Around %50---BUT I Don't Know How Much They Will Go Up In 2008---Which Means I May Only Cut Taxes By %10 To %40----What I Do Know For Sure My House Taxes Will Go HIGHER Next Year

 

[General Ray]

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