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A simpler solution is to encourage the gentiles to move thereby lower the purchase price of houses. Lower real estate prices equal lower property taxes. With fewer public school students and a growing private mandated busing expense eventually the school district will go broke.
Another alternative is to have the state break the district in two, one district for the Orthodox Jews and the other for public school supporters. This way Jewish Taxes goes to school busing and special ed for the Jewish students. Public School supporters’ taxes go for the public school and busing for their students. The only problem is the public school supporters wouldn’t generate enough income to support the public schools students.
Some of you will say it unconstitutional, the separation of church and state. But it is already done here in NY in a place called Kiryat Joel. It was declared unconstitutional twice but they just redrafted the law creating it until it could pass all constitutional questions brought before the court.
Taxes are very high in Lakewood. In NYC which is a high tax area, I have a house that’s assessed at over $800K and pay $6K. In Lakewood a $240K house will cost more than $6K in property tax. Where does all the money go?