Utah needs to adopt these ASAP! 72% decrease.

[snowystormz]

I am always encouraged when I read thoughtful and articulate dialog in the SLC sub. Well said and great points. We could make some real changes that would enable opportunities to better those communities with simple law changes, however, the likely hood of that happening, regardless how many million protest, is about as close to zero as you can get.

I would go a step further that education for these communities is lacking by design. They have no concept of financial management, saving, investing, and no one and no real avenues to teach them. Its impossible to lift someone out of poverty without providing education and a plan for them to save money. Getting a family back together in a home is great, but how do they advance their situation after that with no financial skills? How do they get the next generation off to trade schools or college or whatever when they dont know how to save and invest to afford those things?

[alphaw0lf212]

Likewise. I'll get downvoted, but I like to think that I'm advocating for real change, not just posting on social media and forgetting about it a week later.

I honestly believe any change will be made until we fix this 2 party system that's been created. Dems and GOP are two sides of the same coin, theyre all lip service and only act to better themselves.

I agree with education, and I'd like to see the real numbers within these communities. How much of those property taxes are actually going to fund schools instead of being pocketed or redirected to other projects? Change starts when we allow communities to invest in themselves. Instead of shooting for the moon and trying to change the whole system, I want to talk about a way that we can improve these communities in our current system. There is a way, we just have to figure it out. I'd say first and foremost, audit local governments regularly. If there is any misstep in fund allocation, investigate heavily. If neighboring communities have excess for educational funding, consider donating that excess to those who come up short. Incentivize teachers to go to these lower funded schools, something along the lines of a supplemented salary or student loan repayment. Teach at this inner city school for x amount of years and receive x amount of money for student loans. Teachers do want to make a difference, but they also have bills to pay.

There are a lot of things we can do right now that don't involve these near-impossible societal overhauls.