Maybe I'll write a check to the teacher instead. The kid, and the parents I'm sure, don't get it. I don't want them to talk about us like we're misers, can afford a brand new bike but can't afford to spend $16 on a poor kid.

I'd like to gently explain to them how property taxes work but it would be kinda hard for a family who doesn't know that we're still waging a war in Iraq.

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