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Originally Posted by Table 5
What if it was an across the board increase to fund education (not a set rate, but percentage based)? Calgary, compared to a lot of other cities in Canada and the USA, has really low property taxes...and lower taxes tend to mean lower levels of service. Would people support higher taxes if it meant that we'd have a better education system and a better educated society? An educated population tends to be a great investment for a country, as in the end produce more tax income than those with lower education levels.
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I wouldn't have a big issue with increasing property taxes to fund better education, but I strongly object to any two tiering of public education. Some US metros have that problem, where some of their suburbs have better education systems, which makes those suburbs more desirable. It also has the effect of keeping the poor in lower quality school systems, and depriving those school systems of tax dollars as the wealthy/educated parts of society advocate for their children in their school system.
There will always be private schools, but to add a second public tier feels like a step too far, imo. (And I say that as someone who would support a private option for healthcare).