Comments on: Voters Approve New Escambia Children’s Children’s Trust And Small Property Tax Increase To Fund It

By: Dale Barnes

Dale Barnes — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 02:32:32 +0000

Majority of my property tax is for Escambia county schools. I have no children in school but am burdened with this tax as long as I own my property. Likewise, the childrens trust tax has been levied on property owners because it’s convenient for the county to collect it and again, those who have no children are paying for programs for other peoples children. The lack of fairness taxing homeowners when they get absolutely no benefit from what they are paying for. If children in this county are so in need of Services, there are more ways to insure the tax is distributed fairly, especially to those who have children.

By: Gale

Gale — Sat, 14 Aug 2021 20:53:50 +0000

To be fair let’s do a gas tax. That way EVERYONE will help pay for this instead of putting more burden on property owners who have struggled their whole life to own a home.
I will always say NO to any property tax increase

By: Rasheed Jackson

Rasheed Jackson — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 18:12:48 +0000

Back in the early 1920’s my Granddaddy had an ole dog that decided to lay around the house and not hunt. They would take him out and he would beat them back to the house. He knew the dog was capable of pulling his weight and would make a good hunting dog. In those days there was no such thing as a pet. Every thing had a purpose and a job or they didn’t stay.
One day he decided to make sure the dog didn’t share in the feeding time with the other dogs. Back then there was no special dog foods. The dogs would eat the scraps left from meals and trimmings from the game that was killed, fish heads, or what ever they could catch. When the free meals stopped and ole Stump got hungry he started hunting for something to eat. He turned out to be a pretty good contributor to the family.
It seams our society has become full of ole Stumps. Not only will they not work to feed themselves but they won’t even work to feed their own children so we tax those that do and pander to those that don’t.
Please before you jump in I am not talking about the children but their dead beat parents that are, in many cases, on government assistance. If the parents were doing their job there would be no need for programs like this.

By: tax payer

tax payer — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 00:05:29 +0000

don’t have kids never will. should be a sales tax

By: JD

JD — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 20:02:03 +0000

Maybe only people that pay property taxes should vote on things like this. I shouldn’t have to pay for someone else’s children if it was fair it would have been a sales tax.

By: William Radcliffe

William Radcliffe — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 13:38:40 +0000

Another bureaucratic program that will accomplish little and whose services could be provided within the current government structure. And all at taxpayers expense. Why not provide these services within an existing structure?

By: Nod

Nod — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 23:38:31 +0000

For the children. Like most programs people who own property pay for a giveaway program that will not work. I wish it would be a good program but I doubt it

By: Josh Jones

Josh Jones — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:22:35 +0000

I hope the governor appoints Quint Studer as a member of the board. His Studer Institute would be a great partner in this new Children’s Services Council.