View Poll Results: Do you think a household income of $150k makes you 'rich'?
Damn straight
65
34.03%
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126
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$150k / year = 'rich'?
Aug 12th 2008, 6:39 am
#106
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Re: $150k / year = 'rich'?
I just worked out, that our private tution fees, for Music and maths are over 3,000 bucks per year for our two. So even though our 2 go to state schools we are spending over 7,000 bucks per year on education.. Bloody voluntary contributions, for upgrading facilities, are a very sneaky way of enticing money out of parents.
We already pay for their uniforms, books, stationery, tissues, all school excursions, for anyone who actually visits the school (like a guest speaker) and indeed sex education .. and then they want money for the library or the building fund FFS!
Then they send out a demand for what is a voluntary contribution in the guise of an invoice to pressure parents into paying it.
What on earth do said taxes actually contribute towards our kids education? They'll be having a whip round for the teachers' wages next.
Aug 12th 2008, 6:59 am
#107
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Joined: Feb 2005
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Re: $150k / year = 'rich'?
Don't get me started! I believe it's inherently wrong (IMO). A bit of fundraising is fine, but we pay taxes for education or we can opt to go private if we can afford it. If schools need additional funds they should be badgering whoever holds the purse strings in govt. and possibly raise tax to cover a decent state education.
We already pay for their uniforms, books, stationery, tissues, all school excursions, for anyone who actually visits the school (like a guest speaker) and indeed sex education .. and then they want money for the library or the building fund FFS!
Then they send out a demand for what is a voluntary contribution in the guise of an invoice to pressure parents into paying it.
What on earth do said taxes actually contribute towards our kids education? They'll be having a whip round for the teachers' wages next.
We already pay for their uniforms, books, stationery, tissues, all school excursions, for anyone who actually visits the school (like a guest speaker) and indeed sex education .. and then they want money for the library or the building fund FFS!
Then they send out a demand for what is a voluntary contribution in the guise of an invoice to pressure parents into paying it.
What on earth do said taxes actually contribute towards our kids education? They'll be having a whip round for the teachers' wages next.
Aug 12th 2008, 7:00 am
#108
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Joined: Apr 2007
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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(books only though from memory)
