Grumpy voter

[jhetley]

Well, we have a primary election today, no disputed contests in my local districts so no real reason to vote. 

Except.

We have a budget initiative, proposed by the Maine Municipal Association in their infinite wisdom, in response to a citizen-initiative tax cap.  The referendum would require the state government to fund education to a certain percentage of the school district budget, without promising local tax (property tax) cuts to an equal amount and without proposing any new sources of revenue.

Voodoo accounting, far as I can tell.  Apparently the additional money comes from the Education Funding Fairy.  Sorry, but I can't tell any real difference when the money comes from my State of Maine Wallet instead of my Local Property Tax Wallet. 

And I'm just old and cynical enough to see a probability of increased taxes. 

Comments

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Uncontested elections for us, too, but I went just so I could get all in a lather about the referendum. My, what a treat. Vote "yes," you lose; vote "no," you lose.

Pfui.

And have I mentioned that it's Too Hot?

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

>And have I mentioned that it's Too Hot?

Here, too. We're never sure whether we are "coastal" or "interior" or "northern" or "mountains" in the forecasts, but temp is in the eighties. I went for my bike ride and found the ambience excessive.

(There will be a lot of bicycle references in this journal. I put in over fifteen hundred miles last year, and if I'm not mentioning a ride, I'll be griping about weather that precludes riding. Or in the winter, lack of requisite snow for cross-country skiing....)

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

It's worse. Vote yes, you lose; vote no, you lose and you get tagged "anti-children" or "anti-education".