1. ER has plenty of poverty in yeshivos and in PS. Just stand around Rockland Kosher on a Friday and observe the number of EBT cards in use. or, talk to tomchei Shabbos. It makes a nice story Rich vs. Poor etc but its isn’t true
2. ER has a lot of problems the elephant in the room is the out of district expensive pplacements for special needs students,
3. and in terms of raising taxes they are obscene and unmanageable as it is[ In a two income family]