Parents should ante up on school taxes

To the editor: Our school tax dilemma is clearly out of control. It’s like a kitchen appliance with a nasty short circuit, it’s spraying ugliness over our tempers. I read the article in The Photo News on Dec. 2 with (Assemblywoman) Annie Rabbit’s discussion. It sounded like everyone there had good points except everyone missed the most important point: The whole system is out of balance. Ward Brower was closest to the solution but didn’t go far enough. As a taxpayer without children I see what a whole lot of you do not. My parents paid for my grammar school by tuition; I paid for my college. No taxes asked for or taken. I am not obliged to pay your grocery bill, your dentist bill, your heating bill, your yard maintenance bill, your doctor bill, your credit card, clothing, entertainment or vacation bills. But I am commanded to pay your education bill under threat of loss of property and without a vote on what I’ll be taxed. The focus on this picture is definitely blurred. I think it’s about time the child-producing taxpayers ante up and assume the load where it belongs: If ya got ‘em, pay for ‘em. It’s that simple. Let’s try a tuition payment to your favorite institution for education to the tune of $1,500 to $2,000 per darling and we’ll see just how much school taxes go up next time. Dennis Serpi Monroe