This
26% tax increase
is only the beginning.
Washington will be taxing you again WITHOUT asking you.
* Bureau of Labor Statistics (see chart
& graph below)
The Effects of Increased Property Taxes.
ODE: STAGES OF FISCAL INTEGRITY (click here for PowerPoint file)
1) Fiscal Caution
2) Fiscal Watch
3) Fiscal Emergency
• Reynoldsburg hasn’t even entered into the first stage of “Fiscal Caution.” (Ohio Department of Education).
• The district is promising the possibility of restoring “safe transportation… arts, music and physical education,” while threatening $3 million more in cuts.
• The following identical political talking points are meant to manipulate voters. (And since when do bureaucrats “ALLOW” us to keep our earnings?)
A) Superintendent Dackin stated, “We’re taking steps to place an incremental levy on the ballot to allow residents to hang on to their money for as long as possible .” (Columbus Messenger, 2/8/2010.)
B) The levy web site states, “The District listened to the community’s concerns and made this issue incremental to allow residents to hang on to their money for as long as possible .”
SOURCE: RealtyTrac.com
LOGIC 101
Another Property Tax Levy = More Foreclosures = Less Tax Revenue = Another Property Tax Levy = More Foreclosures, and so on…
“Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another; but let him labor diligently
and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own
shall be safe from violence when built.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
ENJOY TAX DAY?
• “States may hold onto tax refunds for months.” (USAToday.com 3/12/2010.)
PROPERTY VALUES?
• Failure to pass a school tax levy in Reynoldsburg did not cause property values to fall nation wide. The recession, caused by the Community Reinvestment Act with its “good intentions,” has adversely affected property values nation wide.
LOCAL HUNGER?
• Reynoldsburg Helping Hands’ vice chairman Suzanne Read said the pantry provided food to 83 families in October compared to the 50 or 60 people it serves in a normal month. Recipients can only receive food once every six months. “It’s just the times we’re in now. There are more people in need, so it’s hard to predict,” Read said. (11/19/2008.)
FOOD VS. MEDICINE & UTILITIES?
• The Mid-Ohio Foodbank reports that services are up about 28%, and that one of every five clients are homeowners while only 5% are homeless . 41% reported having to choose between paying for food or medicine , 57% are choosing between utilities and food . (02/02/2010.)
GAS PRICES?
• “To meet the Obama administration’s targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, some researchers say, Americans may have to experience a sobering reality: gas at $7 a gallon.” (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com 03/02/2010.)
TAXES & CUTS?
• “Obama, in a Feb. 9 Oval Office interview, said that a presidential commission on the budget needs to consider all options for reducing the deficit,
including tax increases and cuts in spending on entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare.” (BusinessWeek.com 2/11/2010.)
TAXES DOUBLED?
• “By some estimates, the tax burden on Americans could double before the end of this decade. The only question is: What form will these new taxes take?” (Time.com 03/03/2010.)
WHAT MAKES US APPEALING?
• Short-sighted residents claim the voters keep Reynoldsburg from being “attractive.” Superintendent Dackin said a tax levy “will bring desirability to the community.” Chip Martin said “our community will lose its appeal” without a tax hike. Will higher taxes, increased foreclosures and irresponsible spending make us more attractive, appealing and desirable?” Valu King (Giant Eagle) found us appealing.
SHARING IN THE PAIN?
• “Gov't workers feel no economic pain: Security, wages, benefits beat private sector’s.” Government workers are “unscathed” by the recession. “The average government wage and salary per hour of $26.11 was 35 percent higher than the average wage and salary of $19.41 per hour in the private sector. But the percentage difference in benefits was much higher. Benefits for state and local workers averaged $13.49 per hour, nearly 70 percent higher than the $8 per hour in benefits paid by private business.” (WashingtonTimes.com 03/11/2010.)
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” ~ Ronald Reagan
.
Washington will be taxing you again WITHOUT asking you.
| Recession Elections |
November 4, 2008
|
May 5, 2009
|
November 3, 2009
|
May 4, 2010
|
| TAX
LEVY |
6.9 mills
|
15.6 mills
|
9.9 mills
|
9.9 mills
|
| REYNOLDSBURG UNEMPLOYMENT RATE* |
5.6% |
7.5% |
8.5% |
9.6% |
|
VOTE |
NO!
|
NO!
|
NO!
|
Yes (& remember who told you they'll be back
for more)
|
The Effects of Increased Property Taxes.
“No other rights are safe where property is not safe.”
~ Daniel Webster
Where our tax dollars are being redistributed:
SOURCE: Franklin County Auditor. (Tax distribution for Reynoldsburg.)
UNEMPLOYMENT
“The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.” ~ Margaret Thatcher
Where our tax dollars are being redistributed:
SOURCE: Franklin County Auditor. (Tax distribution for Reynoldsburg.)
UNEMPLOYMENT
“The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.” ~ Margaret Thatcher
• Reynoldsburg’s
Unemployment Rate
reached a record high of
9.6% this March.
• The district’s first demand (November 2008) saw unemployment at 5.6% . The good ol’ days?
• The Unemployment Rate for ages 16 to 24 is still an unprecedented 52%.
• The district’s first demand (November 2008) saw unemployment at 5.6% . The good ol’ days?
• The Unemployment Rate for ages 16 to 24 is still an unprecedented 52%.
Official Reynoldsburg
Unemployment Rates & Trends
SOURCE: bls.gov
MANIPULATION
“...keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” ~ Joseph Goebbels
“...keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” ~ Joseph Goebbels
ODE: STAGES OF FISCAL INTEGRITY (click here for PowerPoint file)
1) Fiscal Caution
2) Fiscal Watch
3) Fiscal Emergency
• Reynoldsburg hasn’t even entered into the first stage of “Fiscal Caution.” (Ohio Department of Education).
• The district is promising the possibility of restoring “safe transportation… arts, music and physical education,” while threatening $3 million more in cuts.
• The following identical political talking points are meant to manipulate voters. (And since when do bureaucrats “ALLOW” us to keep our earnings?)
A) Superintendent Dackin stated, “We’re taking steps to place an incremental levy on the ballot to allow residents to hang on to their money for as long as possible .” (Columbus Messenger, 2/8/2010.)
B) The levy web site states, “The District listened to the community’s concerns and made this issue incremental to allow residents to hang on to their money for as long as possible .”
THE BALLOT
• It says only 6.9 MILLS, but it adds up to 9.9 MILLS.
• The district is surpassing the total “ten-mill limitation.”
• “For a continuing period of time” means it is permanent.
(Successful companies everywhere work with annual budgets.)
• It says only 6.9 MILLS, but it adds up to 9.9 MILLS.
• The district is surpassing the total “ten-mill limitation.”
• “For a continuing period of time” means it is permanent.
(Successful companies everywhere work with annual budgets.)
Does
more money = better
education?
*
NCES.ed.gov (district), ¹
greatschools.net, ± bishop-hartley.org
|
Reynoldsburg
|
Pickerington N.
|
Bishop Hartley ±
|
|
|
$$$ spent per student* |
$10,613.00
|
$9,576.00
|
$7,600.00
|
| 2009
OGT scores ¹ |
|||
| MATH |
89% |
94% |
94% |
| READING |
92% |
95% |
99% |
| WRITING |
94% |
99% |
100% |
| SOCIAL
STUDIES |
88% |
95% |
94% |
| SCIENCE |
81% |
92% |
96% |
FORECLOSURES
•
47 Reynoldsburg homes
foreclosured
in February of 2010 alone.
• Increased foreclosures force fewer homeowners to cover the district’s budget.
• These foreclosures cause the “decreases in property tax collections.”
• “The 2009 HUD report… found the number of sheltered homeless families grew from about 473,000 to 517,000 .” “When families lose their homes and relocate, their children’s schooling can be disrupted. Some move into extended-stay hotels that cost about $175 a week, but that sometimes exposes them to criminal activity like prostitution and drug deals.” (Associated Press, Breitbart.com 02/16/2010.)
• Increased foreclosures force fewer homeowners to cover the district’s budget.
• These foreclosures cause the “decreases in property tax collections.”
• “The 2009 HUD report… found the number of sheltered homeless families grew from about 473,000 to 517,000 .” “When families lose their homes and relocate, their children’s schooling can be disrupted. Some move into extended-stay hotels that cost about $175 a week, but that sometimes exposes them to criminal activity like prostitution and drug deals.” (Associated Press, Breitbart.com 02/16/2010.)
SOURCE: RealtyTrac.com
LOGIC 101
Another Property Tax Levy = More Foreclosures = Less Tax Revenue = Another Property Tax Levy = More Foreclosures, and so on…
“Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another; but let him labor diligently
and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own
shall be safe from violence when built.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
Impressed
by the so-called “pay freezes?”
(The union “pay freezes” do not include bonuses.)
(The union “pay freezes” do not include bonuses.)
Mayor McCloud
$94,041.00
RCSD Treasurer Miller $97,500.00
RCSD Business Manager Strussion $97,851.00
RCSD Assistant Superintendent Hoffman $103,000.00
RCSD Superintendent Dackin $149,671.00
SOURCE: Ohio Citizens Accounting Standards Board.
Click on their names to email them.
RCSD Treasurer Miller $97,500.00
RCSD Business Manager Strussion $97,851.00
RCSD Assistant Superintendent Hoffman $103,000.00
RCSD Superintendent Dackin $149,671.00
SOURCE: Ohio Citizens Accounting Standards Board.
Click on their names to email them.
OTHER FACTS
TO CONSIDER
ENJOY TAX DAY?
• “States may hold onto tax refunds for months.” (USAToday.com 3/12/2010.)
PROPERTY VALUES?
• Failure to pass a school tax levy in Reynoldsburg did not cause property values to fall nation wide. The recession, caused by the Community Reinvestment Act with its “good intentions,” has adversely affected property values nation wide.
LOCAL HUNGER?
• Reynoldsburg Helping Hands’ vice chairman Suzanne Read said the pantry provided food to 83 families in October compared to the 50 or 60 people it serves in a normal month. Recipients can only receive food once every six months. “It’s just the times we’re in now. There are more people in need, so it’s hard to predict,” Read said. (11/19/2008.)
FOOD VS. MEDICINE & UTILITIES?
• The Mid-Ohio Foodbank reports that services are up about 28%, and that one of every five clients are homeowners while only 5% are homeless . 41% reported having to choose between paying for food or medicine , 57% are choosing between utilities and food . (02/02/2010.)
GAS PRICES?
• “To meet the Obama administration’s targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, some researchers say, Americans may have to experience a sobering reality: gas at $7 a gallon.” (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com 03/02/2010.)
TAXES & CUTS?
• “Obama, in a Feb. 9 Oval Office interview, said that a presidential commission on the budget needs to consider all options for reducing the deficit,
including tax increases and cuts in spending on entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare.” (BusinessWeek.com 2/11/2010.)
TAXES DOUBLED?
• “By some estimates, the tax burden on Americans could double before the end of this decade. The only question is: What form will these new taxes take?” (Time.com 03/03/2010.)
WHAT MAKES US APPEALING?
• Short-sighted residents claim the voters keep Reynoldsburg from being “attractive.” Superintendent Dackin said a tax levy “will bring desirability to the community.” Chip Martin said “our community will lose its appeal” without a tax hike. Will higher taxes, increased foreclosures and irresponsible spending make us more attractive, appealing and desirable?” Valu King (Giant Eagle) found us appealing.
SHARING IN THE PAIN?
• “Gov't workers feel no economic pain: Security, wages, benefits beat private sector’s.” Government workers are “unscathed” by the recession. “The average government wage and salary per hour of $26.11 was 35 percent higher than the average wage and salary of $19.41 per hour in the private sector. But the percentage difference in benefits was much higher. Benefits for state and local workers averaged $13.49 per hour, nearly 70 percent higher than the $8 per hour in benefits paid by private business.” (WashingtonTimes.com 03/11/2010.)
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” ~ Ronald Reagan
UPDATE TO THIS SECTION PENDING
The following information is mainly for families with special needs children.
It documents the abuse of these students and the district's
wasteful spending in relinquishing their responsibilities
for these at-risk children.
“A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it’s least fortunate amongst them.”
Compare $18,000 per student vs. $10,000 per student... every year.
(Cross Creek vs. RCSD; approximate tuition)
Instead of improving services for special needs students, the “district” ships them off to more expensive, more distant and less successful institutions whenever the district rankings are endangered. (The poor and blacks are unfairly targeted.)
example #1 (PDF); example #2 (PDF)
Reynoldsburg school officials
(CLICK HERE)
are also ignoring our children's
safety.