20 years ago the promotion was that the tax on casino gambling would take care of our education system. That money would all go to public education. That was a lie. Here we go again.
I do not promote smoking and have never smoked. Such smoke bothers me so I avoid it at all costs. I understand its addictive nature and feel badly for those who cannot shake the habit. But increasing their tax is not going to help education.
Suppose the tax passes. Suppose the money does go completely to education. Suppose the higher prices result in a reduction in cigarette smokers. What happens, then, to education costs? Who is going to pick up the slack when the funds begin to run low? The government will never permit this new bucket of money to disappear and soon a new tax will be proposed to help our kids. I suspect kids will be in that ad as well.
We pay more and more every year for public education. More money is not solving the problems with our school systems. While we have many very good teachers, we also have "slackers". The children are, for the most part, not learning as they should. I have taught in various colleges in the area and I see what the public school systems are producing: young men and women who cannot do math (especially if you take away their calculators!), who cannot write a paper, who know little of our country's history, and so on and so forth. Something is amiss and it is not funding!
I urge people NOT to support this tax increase. In fact I urge voters not to vote for ANY TAX INCREASE, PERIOD!
It's time our government takes a good, hard look at their budget and makes appropriate cuts. They do not need more of OUR money.
PROVIDE for the common defense (not merely promote)
PROMOTE the general welfare (not provide)
SECURE the blessings of liberty (not remove)
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