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property taxes are used mainly to fund the local education system.
if the county caps it, that limits the $ being spent on schools.
proponents say it'll make the schools more efficient/less waste of $.
opponents say the good teachers will just leave for adjacent counties that pay more.
in the dc area, looking at the public school rankings of Fairfax/loudon county (uncapped prop taxes) vs prince georges county (capped), it seems that uncapped wins.
if the county caps it, that limits the $ being spent on schools.
proponents say it'll make the schools more efficient/less waste of $.
opponents say the good teachers will just leave for adjacent counties that pay more.
in the dc area, looking at the public school rankings of Fairfax/loudon county (uncapped prop taxes) vs prince georges county (capped), it seems that uncapped wins.