Schools should be a blessing
It’s high time that New Ipswich voters wake up and face reality. This year we are looking at an 11% increase in the town budget and a close to 9% increase in the school budget.
Here are a few alarming numbers that should not be ignored: Based on a 9% annual increase, a $7,000 tax bill will nearly double in 8 short years …… $13,947.94 to be exact! Some readers might think that tax increases won’t be 9% each year but think again. Just last year we had a 12% spike (with a school default budget) and would’ve been even higher if the requested budget had passed.
Some time ago, there was a town that was crying the blues and posting their individual taxes on lawn signs. In a tea party-style protest, they were throwing papers in the pond and pleading for help from Concord because their taxes were so burdensome. Ultimately, the funding formula (75/25) went in their favor, causing Mason to leave the district.
There’s a saying that holds so true in this case: ‘No good deed goes unpunished’ because now, over and over, the big spenders of Greenville out-vote New Ipswich to raise taxes. We helped them, and now they consistently kick us in the teeth! Thanks a lot! Frankly, I deeply regret aiding them … my apologies to the conservative voters of Mason and New Ipswich.
This March 10th, let’s put a stop to their bullying and vote NO to endless public spending that raises (already high) rent, cripples taxpayers and makes it more unlikely that our children (who educators claim to care about) will ever experience the American dream. After all, education should be a blessing, not an extremely overpriced curse.