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One must wonder why the legislature never considered eliminating the deductions per child that are taken on the personal income tax form to pay for schools.  At $176.00 per child staying in the State's coffers, the impact on school funding would be substantial.  In addition, repealing exemptions could be done with no vote, and there is a direct correlation on the number of children and the need for school services.  This would have also spread the burden more evenly across the state, without affecting our business community.  With this plan there is also no raising taxes as the tax tables never change.

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