DesideriScuri
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Did he pay taxes to the school district (not know exactly how they collect taxes for public schools there, but they do it via real estate taxes here)? If he did, then, he did pay for the schooling. If I were to homeschool my boys, or send them to private school, I'd still be paying for the local public school district.
Does not matter if he paid taxes. The school is paid for by the taxpayers for residents of Pennsylvania. No matter where one has a home, one pays taxes to the area, even if just property taxes. Being taxed by an entity does not make one a resident.
Yes, it does matter if he paid taxes. Yes, you pay taxes on your property holdings, whether you live there or rent out. Yes, taxes are paid for the schooling of residents. So, he paid for the schooling of his kids, if he was a resident (which has yet to be determined). What about his income taxes? Has he paid income taxes on earnings made outside of PA? If he has, then he's considered a PA resident. If he hasn't, then he isn't a PA resident.
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I'm not saying he shouldn't own it. I'm just saying he may have the wrong idea about what it means. I know he used it in a negative way. Not denying that at all. I just don't think he used it correctly. But, that's a side issue, really.
Still making excuses instead of owning up to the fact.
Owning up to what fact? That Santorum thinks the way the public education system is being run isn't working right? Hell, I agree with that. You probably agree with that, too (probably not for the same reasons, though).
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Which condition does that mean he didn't fulfill? You did see that all 3 conditions have to be correct for him to not be considered a resident, right?
Mail, tax and voting issues
Santorum’s residency issue came to light in 2004 during two incidents where it was apparent that the U.S. senator had not been receiving mail delivered to his Penn Hills address, which has a 15147 Verona ZIP code.
In November 2004, the Penn Hills Progress reported that Santorum had failed to appear for jury duty at Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas that July. He said at the time that he never received the notice sent to his Penn Hills home to serve as juror.
The senator had the same complaint that April when former Progress reporter Vera Miller called his Washington, D.C., office asking why he had not paid his delinquent 2002 municipal property taxes of $275. A Santorum family member paid off the delinquent tax bill a few days after the reporter's call.
Penn Hills School District filed a delinquent tax claim in the county courthouse in March 2001 for $222, but Santorum did not pay the bill until March 2002.
In 2010, Santorum was again delinquent in paying his Allegheny County property taxes on the Stephens Lane home, which totaled $487.20 and were due April 30, 2010. He paid the outstanding tax, $24.86 penalty and $14.91 interest on Aug. 4, 2010. This year, his taxes were paid on time.
Another tax-related issue came to light in 2006 over whether Santorum was still claiming a homestead exemption on the Stephens Lane property that provided him with a county property tax discount through a reduction of assessed property values for primary residences. County officials determined Santorum didn’t occupy the house enough days during the year to qualify.
While Santorum claimed to live in the Stephens Lane house and listed it as his address for voting purposes, two relatives of his wife were also registered voters at the same address between 2000 and 2004, raising more questions about whether the Santorums actually lived there.
http://chartiersvalley.patch.com/articles/rick-santorum-s-residency-is-still-an-issue
Mail: Are you guaranteeing that his mail was delivered? Remember, this is a guarantee, not a "probably" thing. You are also going to have to guarantee that no one took his mail. Under the 3 conditions you listed, where does "mail" enter the picture?
Voting: Have you ever heard of someone living with relatives? I know I have. I have even lived with relatives (though not on a permanent basis, just while renovating the only bathroom in my house) in a different District.
Taxes: Now, you are saying that anyone delinquent in paying their taxes isn't a resident? Were the taxes paid?
All 3 conditions have not been satisfied, so, according to that list, Santorum is still a resident.
Where does Santorum pay his income taxes?
(edited to change part of my answer; I totally missed the comment about Santorum listing the Penn Hills address as his voting address, making my original comment about the voting a non-answer)
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