Powder Springs rep. sponsors bill to expand Ga. private school scholarship tax credit program
by Georgia Public Broadcasting
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Republican Representative Earl Ehrhart of Powder Springs is sponsoring a bill to expand Georgia’s private school scholarship tax credit program. Critics say it would hurt public education.

The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute says expanding the tax credit program for private school scholarships would cost the state 30 million dollars that could go toward public education.

Analyst Claire Suggs says the Institute is also concerned the scholarship program is not need-based.

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LimitGovernment
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March 04, 2013
If this Hard Right guy isn't a crook, I'm not sure who is. Maximum Tuition disbursement is 9k$.

This has been made into a perfectly legal way to divert Tax Dollars in the form of a tax credit to subside private education on a non-need and non-merit based formula.

King Earl needs more money for his SSO in which he is the CEO..... Keep voting Tea Party Rome, Your kid is going to get left out......

Faith, Family, and the White Welfare educational system.... And you wonder why there is such division in this country?

http://www.faithfirstga.org/missionobjectives.htm
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LimitGovernment
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March 04, 2013
The Georgia GOAL Scholarship program says from 2008 through 2012 the program has awarded 8,681 scholarships to 5,220 students. The average award was $3,815.

GOAL says 7,851 scholarships went to families with an adjusted gross income of $48,000 or less.

I sure do wish the government would subsidize my business with a money funnel such as this..... And since the SSO's can have no need to legally disclose their data, I find this Data very interesting. utuula
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