Gina Hinojosa

So I do believe conceptually in the recaptures is equal.

Everybody should get a good education regardless of the wealth of your community.

100%.

I think that is right.

What we have now, and so I have this jar.

Can you see this jar?

Yes.

I'm going to make my point with this jar.

I usually have a water bottle, but I just have crap all over this computer right now.

And right now I have a jar.

So this is what's happening, though, with that recapture system.

The state is saying this is only how much you can spend on public education.

So they are suppressing the amount we can spend on our students.

And this big jar, that's all the money that is coming from our property taxes.

So you pour it into what can be spent on education for everybody, regardless whether they're a property wealthy or property poor school district.

And most of it falls out.

And all that money is being spent on nonsense.

And it is not education.

It's spent on all sorts of other things because now I'm getting really nerdy and into the weeds, which I should not do and which my team's going to get mad at me for.

But it is...