OC Texas Budget Priorities Questions – Description
From the textbook and the lecture, you learn how Texas spends its budget. Public education, higher education, healthcare, transportation, and border security are some of its priorities. Are you happy with the way Texas spends its money? Why or why not? How might you change up the spending. You must include one reliable fact from the Internet to support your decision. Do not forget to cite the source.
In the lecture, I spend some time discussing property values and education’s reliance on property values. Is this practice fair? Why or why not?
Recapture, or the “Robin Hood” plan, allows the state to redistribute money from wealthy school districts to poorer ones. Do you support this practice? Why or why not? Is your opinion swayed as a West Texan?
Sales tax is often considered regressive. What does this mean? Do you support this? Justify.
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