Posted by Bruce Karney, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Jun 15, 2009 at 2:40 pm

I would appreciate it if the local school districts would suggest a "voluntary self-tax" based on income so that those of us who are willing to support local schools with donations as well as tax payments could have some idea of what our fair share would need to be to preserve the current level of funding. For example, something like:

California taxable income $50,000 - $74,999, voluntary self-tax = .5% of taxable income

California taxable income $75,000 - $99,999, voluntary self-tax = .7% of taxable income

Etc.

Posted by Next 10, a resident of another community, on Jun 15, 2009 at 3:43 pm

Visit www.next10.org/challenge

and see if you can try and balance California's State Budget. the California Budget Challenge is designed to give you a flavor and see what it takes to balance the budget

Posted by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood, on Jun 16, 2009 at 11:48 am

You breed 'em, you feed 'em, and you can fund their education as well. Welfare for all, or welfare for none.