This weekend The Des Moines Register (motto: Pay No Attention to the Tax Behind the Curtain) called out some Iowa school districts for taking a hard line on collecting overdue lunch money. The schools have informed anyone who reaches a certain point on credit that they'll only get a PB sandwich until they get the account up to date.
Even though some public schools have hundreds/thousands of dollars owed them in lunch account receivables, the Register thinks these schools should just keep feeding the kids the hot lunch meal and worry about collecting the money later. EARTH TO REGISTER: Public schools = taxpayer funded - why should taxpayers subsidize, and potentially be on the hook to eat (no pun intended) these overdue bills!?
If we were talking about overdue corporate taxes or income taxes, The Register would be having a fit about them not being timely paid or collected. But with public schools, they either don't make the taxpayer connection, or they think it's OK to spend or forgive any amount without accountability.
As so often is the case, the tax and spenders have it backwards. Collecting the money later is the problem, not the solution. So, you go, lunch ladies! Thanks for your support of Iowa taxpayers!
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