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Letters to the Editor: July 6, 2016

Schools need ourĀ help

Our public schools are not being funded enough. Because of this, some schools are acquiring new and updated textbooks, enhancing their knowledge greatly. Meanwhile, other schools are still using mangled textbooks from 1990 or even older. This lack of funding creates a massive disadvantage for students attending less fortunate schools.

Schools across the nation have received less federal funding and the costs of supplies for the school is increasing.

There will always be a need for education and with a neverending increase of students every year, it will be hard to stabilize funding in Philly and even harder across theĀ nation.

If we want our community to be able to grow economically, we need to fund all schools more. Schools that have proper funding will have more of their graduates achieve higher-paying jobs.

We could do something about this. There are far too many overused supplies in our school system. We can stop this lack of funding among our neighborhood public schools by advocating in your newspaper or website to bring awareness to the practically nonexistent funding among ourĀ schools.

If we are not giving every school enough funding to provide quality textbooks and better environments to learn in, then we are essentially screwing our future generations.

Ewing Eng

Rhawnhurst, Central High SchoolĀ student

Please! No moreĀ taxes

It didnā€™t take Mayor Kenney long to raise taxes. Look at all of the revenue Philadelphia will lose from Pepsi, like when Nabisco movedĀ out.

Whatever happened to Nutterā€™s temporary eight-percent sales tax? Heā€™s gone but the tax is still here. The property reassessments, the $2 cigarette taxā€Šā€”ā€Šall supposed to be for the schools. Where is thatĀ money?

Gov. Wolf is drooling to raise the state tax. Iā€™m lucky enough to be on a pension and Social Security, donā€™t have to pay state tax. But you bet itā€™s coming. ā€œFor the Schoolsā€ Democrat taxes neverĀ end.

If they could, they would tax the air that weĀ breathe.

Ed Gross

Parkwood

Get rid of theĀ greedy

Are you tired of not having your voice heard in the city? Taxes keep rising and the stipulations are put upon us. The grocery tax is the latest example of what is going on. We must find out who the legislators are who are imposing this tax on us. Get their names and vote them out next election. This includes the mayor. Why arenā€™t important things put on the ballot for us to vote for instead of ridiculous issues that donā€™t even concernĀ us?

There is plenty of revenue coming into this city to assist our public schools. Center City businesses pay Center City District fees, we pay real estate taxes, business privilege and occupancy taxes, and our sales tax is also very high. Where is the moneyĀ going?

I think it should go to our school district. Lower the City Council membersā€™ salaries, and go after the other legislators who are filling their pockets with our tax money that should be going to our public schools, especially 12 of the 17 members of City Council who have the perks of cars available to them that we pay for. Letā€™s take charge again and let anyone running in this city for a political job hear our voice or weā€™re going to get themĀ out.

Linda Campagna

Bustleton

Flags look great inĀ NE

As a former resident of the Mayfair-Holmesburg area, please convey my deep appreciation to the Mayfair Civic Association and/or whoever placed the flags along Rowland Avenue from Unruh to theĀ park.

It was a thrill to see them and a totally wonderful asset to the neighborhood.

So many homes never display the flag at any holiday, and it is so very sad to neglect what the flag means and standsĀ for.

Please thank whoever is responsible for a most wonderful display.

Virginia Murphy

Philadelphia Protestant Home

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