genieman77
anyone against  Trump's healthcare transparency exec order? 
 
 
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-signs-price-transparency-executive-order-2025-02-25/
 
 
KTF 

Do I have any problem with pricing transparency on principe? No.

Does this action do anything to actually address healthcare costs or make it more affordable? Definitely not.

People don’t “shop around” to find the best deal for healthcare. They try to find the best doctor.

If you get hit by a car you don’t shop around for the most affordable ER.

I have otosclerosis. I’ve had stapedectomies in both ears. I didn’t shop around for the best deal on an otologist, I found the best damm stapes surgeon I could find.

This had also been in place since 2019 and it has done nothing to affect healthcare costs.

It’s typical Trump BS. It doesn’t actually do anything.

MyWar

dano

MyWar

dano
It's not the federal government's responsibility to financially support our local schools. It shouldn't be the State's responsibility either.
Funding of schools should lie completely on the local taxpayers.

Let’s go even further.

I don’t have any kids. Why should my taxes pay for any schools at all? That’s not my financial responsibility.

In NY, the state pays roughly half my school tax. The last three years they paid nearly all of it. 
The rebate program goes to homeowners who make under 1/2 million married or 1/4 million single. 
Starting this year, Seniors get a special exemption to local school tax. If a Senior makes under 55K, they are completely exempt from school taxes. 
Prorated after 55K. 

Doesn’t answer my question though,

Why should I have to pay for schools at all if I don’t have children? Why use any public funds for education? Why not just make all parents pay out of their own pocket?

 
Because you chose to.
And, because if you don't, the'll foreclose on you property. 
 When you bought your property, you chose to pay taxes. Otherwise, you could always rent. Or better yet, move to Sun City for the winter and Alaska for the summer. 
 
 

genieman77
anyone against  Trump's healthcare transparency exec order? 
 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-signs-price-transparency-executive-order-2025-02-25/
 KTF

 
Doesn't matter unless you're uninsured or self insured. 

dano

MyWar

dano

MyWar

dano
It's not the federal government's responsibility to financially support our local schools. It shouldn't be the State's responsibility either.
Funding of schools should lie completely on the local taxpayers.

Let’s go even further.

I don’t have any kids. Why should my taxes pay for any schools at all? That’s not my financial responsibility.

In NY, the state pays roughly half my school tax. The last three years they paid nearly all of it. 
The rebate program goes to homeowners who make under 1/2 million married or 1/4 million single. 
Starting this year, Seniors get a special exemption to local school tax. If a Senior makes under 55K, they are completely exempt from school taxes. 
Prorated after 55K. 

Doesn’t answer my question though,

Why should I have to pay for schools at all if I don’t have children? Why use any public funds for education? Why not just make all parents pay out of their own pocket?

 
Because you chose to.
And, because if you don't, the'll foreclose on you property. 
 When you bought your property, you chose to pay taxes. Otherwise, you could always rent. Or better yet, move to Sun City for the winter and Alaska for the summer. 
 
 

I didn’t ask why you should pay your taxes.

I asked why schools should be publicly funded.

Parents couldnt afford to spent ten grand or more per kid per year  to go to school thats why, schools like anything else govt provides are shared in cost by all of us.
People dont cry about the Fire dept part of their taxes or the roads or library or other services  WE all enjoy them together  not on an as needed basis.

r3g3
Parents couldnt afford to spent ten grand or more per kid per year  to go to school thats why, schools like anything else govt provides are shared in cost by all of us.

So why is that my problem if you can’t send your kid to school?

r3g3
Parents couldnt afford to spent ten grand or more per kid per year  to go to school thats why, schools like anything else govt provides are shared in cost by all of us.
People dont cry about the Fire dept part of their taxes or the roads or library or other services  WE all enjoy them together  not on an as needed basis.

Kinda like Socialism?

MyWar
Let’s go even further.

I don’t have any kids. Why should my taxes pay for any schools at all? That’s not my financial responsibility.

MyWar
Doesn’t answer my question though,

Why should I have to pay for schools at all if I don’t have children? Why use any public funds for education? Why not just make all parents pay out of their own pocket?

dano
Because you chose to.
And, because if you don't, the'll foreclose on you property. 
 When you bought your property, you chose to pay taxes. Otherwise, you could always rent. Or better yet, move to Sun City for the winter and Alaska for the summer. 
 

MyWar
I didn’t ask why you should pay your taxes.
I asked why schools should be publicly funded.

You did ask why, as in; "Why should I have to pay for schools at all if I don’t have children?" 
I answered that. You don't have to. It's your choice.
As far as why schools should be publicly funded? They found that the Socialist approach was the best approach. 
 

MyWar


So why is that my problem if you can’t send your kid to school?

IMO, the answer to that hinges on this question
will a society be better or worse if over half the genpop can't read or 'rithmetic?
 if determined worse, would it be werzer enuff  to decide public funded education is essential?
 
 
KTF

dano

MyWar
Let’s go even further.

I don’t have any kids. Why should my taxes pay for any schools at all? That’s not my financial responsibility.

MyWar
Doesn’t answer my question though,

Why should I have to pay for schools at all if I don’t have children? Why use any public funds for education? Why not just make all parents pay out of their own pocket?

dano
Because you chose to.
And, because if you don't, the'll foreclose on you property. 
When you bought your property, you chose to pay taxes. Otherwise, you could always rent. Or better yet, move to Sun City for the winter and Alaska for the summer. 

MyWar
I didn’t ask why you should pay your taxes.
I asked why schools should be publicly funded.

You did ask why, as in; "Why should I have to pay for schools at all if I don’t have children?" 
I answered that. You don't have to. It's your choice.
As far as why schools should be publicly funded? They found that the Socialist approach was the best approach. 
 

Sure, ok that was one of several related questions. I also asked several others, and the broader question I was getting at is why should schools publicly funded?

What exactly do you mean by “socialist approach”? And why was it found to be the best approach? What’s so great about making all citizens share the cost of education?