Comments on: Escambia Children’s Trust Makes Plans To Implement Property Tax, Appoints Leaders

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 01 May 2021 12:44:43 +0000

Parent: Thank you so much for your comment…I agree 100%. If anyone has not read her input, please do. More sense and more credibility than I’ve heard anywhere. Couldn’t have been said better. Thanks again!

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 01 May 2021 12:29:00 +0000

The first couple of sentences sum up this latest bs from government. They have until July 1 to “determine” the millage rate, up to 0.5, and then come up with problems to solve. I figure the rate won’t be the max so it looks like they actually thought about it rather than going for max. Another duplicate to other programs to re-solve the same “problems”.

By: Robinhood

Robinhood — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 22:11:42 +0000

I did not vote for this but I do love and care about children. BUT, Our tax dollars already go to EBT cards which I thought was for buying FOOD to feed their children. We are all being double taxed by buying breakfast / lunch for these children under the guise they do not get nothing to eat at home. Where are the mothers like in the past years who got up and fixed breakfast even if it was cereal or toast and milk and fixed a brown bag lunch for us to take for lunch?? These mom’s lay in bed and get up just enough time to get kids to bus stop or school doing nothing because they know their child will get something to eat at school I call it lazy and need to step up and be REAL parents and really did not need this if parents would step up and do their job

By: Donald W Cooper

Donald W Cooper — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 21:38:58 +0000

How about those who have children paying for their expenses instead of requiring others to do it. Novel idea until President Johnson started his give aways.

By: Parent

Parent — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:56:40 +0000

I am both a parent of a child in Escambia County, and an employee of the Escambia County School District for over 10 years now. I am also on the more liberal end of the political spectrum. No one in my family voted for this nonsense, myself included. So far, everything I have heard that this organization plans to do is already being done by some other organization. We have Children & Families, the school district, and numerous organizations working to help serve the needs of children from all types of families and socioeconomic backgrounds. I pay my property and sales taxes, income taxes, etc. And I understand that the point of those taxes are to support the community, including some services that I might not use myself. But this Childrens’ Trust nonsense is just PTA moms and attention seekers who don’t have enough to occupy their days, so they’ve created this group (with no clearly defined goals and practically no oversight) so they can pat themselves on the back and pretend that their duplication of services is good for the community. Pensacola needs so many things, but this was definitely not it.

By: Me

Me — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:10:18 +0000

“Perhaps everyone here should have had nasty people making these types of comments to childrens faces and telling them what you are posting..no kid is throwing money down a rat hole…to everyone on here that is so pima donna ..perhaps before you were born..your parents should have been told you are not worth it…..
Go to church and stand in front and tell all children that they are an imposition.
Go to the schools and tell them the same…cowards behind a keyboard..loathsomely type at that.
To those who do not have children…you dont deserve them or ever should have access to them. VILE
Nasty nasty people”

The School District already recieves a milage for taxes on Homeowners property tax. Why could this not be raised??? Because it would be easier to sell the Tax and spend idea to use “Children” as props…..Try again. This will not go away….ever….just like the ECAT bus/Gas tax that car owners are paying for. This is not the same as tithing….this is tithing at the point of a spear…..not willingly as God commanded. This is a “Woke idea”

By: Troy

Troy — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 19:01:48 +0000

I would bet a good number of you making these negative comments call yourself a Christian as well. Funny how that goes. Do you tithe or give offerings? What for? This is a petty amount of money that may just help the overall community. Open your minds a bit and learn more before stumping your feet and saying no immediately.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:30:55 +0000

Are we going to be paying for children to be taught to hate our country??

By: JD

JD — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:23:46 +0000

Why should I have to pay to raise other peoples kids? I have none. I also don’t like paying for Schools busses etc. that aren’t used.

By: JOHNNY

JOHNNY — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:33:29 +0000

Remember the 4 cent per gallon gas tax that is being used to keep the bus running?the bus riders did not pay for it the people that drive cars and do not ride the bus pay for it, this for the children is the same scam, those who don,t pay get a free ride from those who pay.AS USUAL. ANOTHER WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY,