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"What? They want money again?
They do. And we need to give it to them.
The “they” is the Long Beach Unified School District, and the “they” is us. We need to keep our schools functioning at their current level, and the only way to insure that is to pass Measure T at the special election Tuesday.
Measure T would impose a $92 parcel tax in Long Beach for the next five years. The only property owners to be exempted would be seniors older than 65 who apply for that exemption.
That means we all would share the burden — homeowners, shop owners and factory owners. And you can bet home and business renters will foot part of the bill in the form of increased rent, just as they do every time a property tax comes along."
"What? They want money again?
They do. And we need to give it to them.
The “they” is the Long Beach Unified School District, and the “they” is us. We need to keep our schools functioning at their current level, and the only way to insure that is to pass Measure T at the special election Tuesday.
Measure T would impose a $92 parcel tax in Long Beach for the next five years. The only property owners to be exempted would be seniors older than 65 who apply for that exemption.
That means we all would share the burden — homeowners, shop owners and factory owners. And you can bet home and business renters will foot part of the bill in the form of increased rent, just as they do every time a property tax comes along."