Posted By: Okemos mom
This woman truly represents the demographic that the schools need to convince to buy the bond. Thank God she is intelligent enough to read all the literature and make up her own mind. If you read this site, it makes a compelling case to think twice before you are led down a path that isn't "all that."
Yes, EVERYTHING is going up.
It is not simply a cost of a can of coke a day. Also, the small businesses will raise their prices and pass it on to the consumer when the NON-HOMESTEAD taxes are passed...so don't think you won't be paying for that in the long run.
It all ends up with the taxpayer, and as taxpayers we need to demand efficiency from our schools. They need to cut the fat and budget our money better. If they can't, they need to go.
Don't anyone worry, you love your kids, you want to do what is good for them, right? Then teach them to budget their money and live within their means, and yes, teach them to have to go without the "latest and greatest" once in awhile. ( a novelty for this area, I know. )
It will be the best lesson you can give them for the rest of their lives.