Posted on 04/21/2010 5:42:18 AM PDT by ml/nj
It's all houses and condos here. I suppose there are some people who rent, but probably not too many. And anyway any of them with any brains know that they are paying these taxes indirectly.
ML/NJ
The teachers were really pushing hard on this, passing out buttons at our local little league games and calling households numerous times to campaign for the passage of these budgets.
I think it might have backfired. Turnout was at an all time high. I think the teachers inadvertently prodded people who normally wouldn’t vote in these elections but are generally opposed to funding increases to vote.
Yes, Vernon.
Me too! So disappointed the budget passed.
The ballots are very misleading, too. They simply state "do you approve of the budget resolution of $x.xx", with no explanation of whether that represents an increase or funding continuation, and an implication that not passing it means no money at all for the school.
There needs to be clearer descriptions of the resolutions on the ballot - but then again, no one would approve them if they did.
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