The funding of public schools through local property taxes can be considered discriminatory because __________.
A. poor children and rich children in the same district benefit equally from tax money
B. senior citizens whose children are grown must still pay taxes that support the local schools
C. rich school districts can spend more than poor ones on each student
D. rich "donor" school districts have to subsidize poor "taker" school districts
Answer: C
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