Sales tax boosts Idaho schools and hiring effort
Idaho educators credit the five year sales tax with $27.5 million in new state funds over two years. Salaries rose about $500 annually to $5,675, classrooms grew stronger with new teachers, expanded curriculum, and more counselors. Districts reduced class sizes slightly and expanded summer programs and library purchases.
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Emigration to Northern Cities Sparks Economic and Social Strain
The text analyzes a 1966 NFIB survey of 43,529 independent business owners noting 26 percent report skilled labor availability and 67 percent would train unskilled workers. It urges development outside crowded cities and tax incentives to ease urban labor shortages and long-term peace-time economic planning.
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