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Assemblyman Abinanti Calls For An End To Budgetary Gimmicks

Increase state education funding 10% a year and cut local school property taxes 50% over 5 years. No budgetary gimmicks or messy paperwork.

 

Common sense and the courts tell us money matters – kids in wealthier school districts do better. The state has long underfunded education and blamed everyone else for the flaws in our educational system. Fair state funding will cut local property taxes and give kids a better education.

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Tax cuts for businesses won’t improve educational outcomes. The state budget should be a tool to start fixing unjust inequality.

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