Omaha World-Herald on December 3: Editorial: Answers to property tax concerns aren’t easy
A legislative tax study committee this week recommended nothing. It’s not hard to see why.
If there were easy answers to these questions, somebody probably would have found them by now.
The “supercommittee” spent months looking for ways to reduce Nebraska’s reliance on property taxes to pay for schools. Its final work session ended without clear-cut proposals, although ideas were aired that may get future consideration.
Historically, Nebraska has relied heavily on property taxes to fund public schools. This latest panel followed a 2013 Tax Modernization Committee, which recommended, among other steps, that Nebraska increase state aid to schools to reduce the property tax burden.
It remains easier said than done.