[Recovering_Democrat]

The voters of Florida approved this amendment. (Hey, they were smart about Jeb! but really really short-sighted about this...)

This is projected to cost 22 BILLION dollars.

Any ideas on how to raise enough $$ for this? Honestly, put 'em down, and we'll email them to JEB!. He now has this as a challenging opportunity. He'd prefer NOT to have thousands of portable classrooms all over....this is a real problem.

Alternatively, if you have an idea how to create an atmosphere where this amendment could be stricken down, bring that on too.

[mysonsfuture]

I say ignore the Da#m thing. Put it off and then vote to recsind it in '04 when the voters will have to be told how much it will really cost.

[realpatriot71]

tax cigarettes

[bert]

Annex the Bahamas

[A CA Guy]

In CA we just passed that Arnold bill that will tax new home improvements 3%. I don't know if that is once or on the property taxes yearly!!!

Be assured, they will declare some way for YOU to part with your hard earned wages.

The dirty little secret is that class size has nothing much to do with education, all that does is grow union teachers.
The fact is that the cause of the problem is in these childrens home. The parents don't do what is needed so their children come to school prepared.

[rmlew]

Insitute a Poll tax. Have all Floridians pay the exact same amount in a new tax. This will teach those leftists and mendicants.

[Jonathon Spectre]

Legalize and tax marijuana. $22 billion would be chump change.

[ApesForEvolution]

Deal with the teachers unions like the drunken bureaucrats they are...problem solved. Better education...as good as government education could functionally be anyway.

[aruanan]

Ideas from FREEPers NEEDED: How can Florida pay for this expensive Class Size Amendment? (HELP!)

Use the tobacco money?

[Cold Heat]

Raise taxes!

LOL!

[cksharks]

I talked with two County chairman yesterday about this very thing. My suggestion to them was to use portable classrooms for two years and then put on the ballot in 04 three amendments. (1) raise taxes by a State income tax. (2) cut all services by the amount to pay the bill every year. (3) scrap the amendment! Let the idiots who voted this in tell him (Jeb) how to pay for it. Then they caint blame him for it later.The teachers union and the construction trades union pushed this pig with lipstick on it thru.Let the people tell us how they want to pay for it.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Let McIdiot pay for it. He's a lawyer and his wife a banker. I am sure they will put money into their own pockets on the deal, somehow.

[FreeLibertarian]

Legalize and tax the sale of Marijuanna, that would pay the bill and supply a surplus to fund a tax cut.

[Petronski]

Each year he is in office, complete the following three steps:

(a) Suggest the $22 billion dollar tax increase.

(b) Remind voters that it was their idea.

(c) Suggest as alternative, a repeal of the referendum.

[TankerKC]

Sell the Panhandle to Alabama.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

My first grader is in a Christian school where all classes max out at 20 students. Every classroom is assigned a teacher and a paid teacher assistant. Personally, I would prefer to have one teacher and one assistant for 20 children, rather than one teacher responsible for 18.

Not to mention...teacher assistants will cost school districts less money.

But then again...my husband is in charge of our budget for a reason. LOL!! :)

[nonliberal]

Who cares. They voted for it, let them figure it out. If the people of Flori-duh are going to support things like this, they deserve whatever they get.

[Nuke'm Glowing]

As a fellow Floridian, I've heard some rumors about this and love it:

1. Vouchers, vouchers, vouchers. Tax breaks for private schools that build like crazy.

2. Year round schools. Some students go from Jan-October some go from March - December. Split shifts also. The parents wanted smaller classes, they can now be inconvenienced by the stupidity of their vote.

3. Increase the property taxes on dwellings only, not businesses. They voted for it, they can pay for it.

4. A series of bonds structured as annuities to pay back into the system over 20 year periods. Freeze all adminsitrative pay levels for 5 year periods to help pay for it. Establish a merit based pay system for all NEA members (teahcers and principals, etc.). They want it, now perform you union dirtbags.

5. A 1 % increase on the sales tax AND an introduction of a 5% service tax. Add a $1.00 per pack tax increase on smokes. I like the idea of the poor paying higher taxes. Let the lawyers remember this , with the service tax, since it's their party of favor (the rats) who wanted this.

Last but not least, do what needs to be done. Begin a recall petition for this amendment. It's time to do it now. We have a basic economic analysis. Show the elderely that they will have to choose between their prescription medication, food or paying for the smaller class sizes. Feed this crap right back at the liberals and hit them where it hurts. I'll bet 500,000 signatures might just be a piece of cake. We're looking into it on the West Coast.

[M Kehoe]

We can't pay for it. Unless...there are more home schooled children. More private schools. Vouchers, in other words.

Sometime I think we deserve the moniker 'Floriduh".

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