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  I wonder if we could get a spotlight investigation on Youngkin like the one on Santos.  I'm sure there is dirt.  He sure seemed to owe a lot of favors to a lot of people that he started paying off on day one.
context: ..what kind of math they teaching? >
  
  Bible Math. >
  
  1+1=drown whole world. >
  
  Don't tell me more chicken wings? >
  
  
  The error stemmed from a failure to reflect last year’s decision to hold localities harmless from the elimination of the state’s portion of the sales tax on groceries, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
  
  So...yeah, kind of. >
  
  “We accidentally transferred the money into our bank accounts. Our bad”. >
  
  Republicans pushed ,for cutting a tiny percentage tax of groceries without replacing that revenue, so municipalities saved shoppers 1 or 2 dollars a trip by massively cutting their education budgets. >
  
  This^^^ The GOP is doing everything in its power at the moment to destroy public education. Just look at how Florida pulled all the books from all the shelves so that they can be "reviewed." DeSantis and his ilk are ensuring their state's kids will remain ignorant to pander to an ignorant base. Living in Texas, the story is very similar, but the focus is really on marginalizing and attacking transgender folks the most. Like they aren't suffering from harassment enough already! These culture wars have also caused teachers to quit in droves across the nation. I'm extremely concerned for the future our kids are facing. >
  
  
  The GOP is doing everything in its power at the moment to destroy public education. 
  
  Why are you blaming the GOP?  Blame the voters.  Blame the populace.  It isn't the GOPs fault that they are doing what their voters want.
  
  I'm extremely concerned for the future our kids are facing.
  
  I wonder if the GOP voters have any idea what kind of future they are bringing.  India, China, Europe are advancing so rapidly and these asshats are going out of their way to destroy their own nation. >
  
  If the GOP voters aren't also considered part of the GOP, then... idk how that sentence ends but I agree with your last sentiment. >
  
  I guess. I am just tired of these morons ruining it for the rest of us. >
  
  Vote for clowns and get a circus. >
  
  Yep, they were so happy when they turned the state legislature red.  Well,  good luck with that! >
  
  In fact, the Virginia Senate is majority Democrat >
  
  Well… they are likely products of the Virginia school system itself, so it makes sense. >
  
  I'm trying not to be cynical here, but whoever approved the grocery sales tax cut needs to approve matching funds for schools to make up the shortfall. >
  
  The grocery tax cut was under the former Democrat governor. It was this past year under Republican governor Youngkin that those funds were restored to schools from other sources. It just wasn't implemented right within DoE >
  
  Oh shit! That was a major faux pas!! >
  
  These chicken wing heists are getting ballsy >
  
  Not a good sign when this is the article’s last line: “…what do we do?” 🙃 >
  
  "Government is incompetent and doesn't work, elect us and we'll prove it"
  - GOP Motto >
  
  Well, they have the tremendous Governor Youngkin, who perhaps can fix this, because….parents!  SAD!!!
  s/ >
  
  since i´m not from the us, i never heard from him. after a quick search (less than \~3mins ?!) i got one question:how does" From washing dishes to support his family to being named co-CEO[...]" (-his website) fit into his career according to wikipedia (wanted to quote something short to make my point but it seems the whole wiki page is my point)  ? >
  
  Whoops.. >
  
  "Atleast we stopped CRT Hyuck!" >
  
  ....this state charges personal property tax based on KBB valuations....well...since the pandemic pushed up values on the secondary market, my personal property tax went up about $150 more this year. My youngest car is 8 years old. There should be PLENTY of surplus cash in the capital. 
  The grocery tax cut saves me a whopping $1.50 on my groceries each week....thanks republicans. >
  
  
  The grocery tax cut saves me a whopping $1.50 on my groceries each week....thanks republicans.
  
  That's not how taxes work unfortunately. Those grocery taxes had certain percentages specifically allocated to the schools.
  When the decision was made to remove them, there was a decision to hold the localities "harmless", meaning they didn't need to make up the tax in other places in order to remove it, so essentially the funds that were earmarked to be collected and allocated to the schools were not AND not made up elsewhere.
  I would want to know who made the decision to hold localities harmless for the removal of the tax without recouping it elsewhere. I would guess republicans. >
  
  ....the point I was trying to make was I was much better off paying the buckfifty a week...but thanks for the clarification.... >
  
  I doubt this was an accidental error. Just another step on the Republican path to eliminating public schools. >
  
  Human error is code for embezzlement? >
  
  Sounds like a republican wet dream