Follow the money!

In a recent article I read titled "Education Funding: Follow the Money", I learned some interesting facts.  As we all know, home owners and businesses pay taxes.  Much of these taxes go to our public schools.  Well, if you are a tax payer as a home owner, you will know that your taxes have probably never dropped, but very well may have increased.  But apparently businesses and corporations often are able to get their taxes "reduced".  They do this to stimulate economic development.  But in reality, this is NOT happening.  All that is happening is we are "shortbillioning" our schools, where we once or currently are attending.  Why is it that these businesses are able to pull off paying roughly 50% less in taxes for something that has been proven to do nothing in the last 20 years?  Well that's a question to ask our government!