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The district administration and the board failed me as a resident taxpayer and our teachers.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
Pritzker was right not to build a stadium for the Chicago Bears, a private business with access to its own financing sources and the ability to bring in other investors, with taxpayer money.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
For both programs, expenses are partially funded with taxpayer dollars.
—Julie Appleby, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Fife, the civil rights attorney, said counties’ failures to release people wastes taxpayer dollars but also robs people of their jobs, families and health care.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
Pritzker was right not to build a stadium for the Chicago Bears, a private business with access to its own financing sources and the ability to bring in other investors, with taxpayer money.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
For both programs, expenses are partially funded with taxpayer dollars.
—Julie Appleby, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Fife, the civil rights attorney, said counties’ failures to release people wastes taxpayer dollars but also robs people of their jobs, families and health care.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Taxpayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxpayer. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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taxpayer
noun
tax·pay·er
ˈtak-ˌspā-ər 
: one that pays or is responsible for paying a tax
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