Derbyshire on schools

John Derbyshire of National Review, widely quoted for saying, "I don't see how you can ever have enough nukes", had some interesting observations about a proposed school property tax in his area, and some correspondence from readers as well (here and here).

But even after we've voted the darn thing down, the budget will still go up four point something percent anyway, because of state mandates. And they'll probably just put the budget up for a vote again, and depend on voter fatigue to get it passed eventually. So the news is not all good. Still, it's nice to know people have taken some kind of a stand against the ever-swelling public sector.

We're not alone.