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Re: Vouchers = Yes, Prop 174 = No??

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From: Robert L. McMillin
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1993 19:56
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On 15 Oct 93 08:48:58 GMT, rdippold@qualcomm.com (Ron "Asbestos" Dippold) said:

> jdavis@ssf-sys.DHL.COM (Jim Davis) writes:
>>I'm not disagreeing or agreeing at this point.  What does concern me a
>>great deal is the inordinate amount of advertising that's being done to
>>defeat Prop 174.  When that kind of money is being spent I can't help
>>but think there's some motive other than the 'public good'.

> It's the teachers unions paying for the advertising.  Their motives
> are rather simple: make sure their power isn't threatened (individual
> teachers care about students, but the teachers' unions have
> continually acted against them).

According to fairly recent figures, the NEA and its local, the CTA,
have raised something like *twelve times* the amount the pro-174 side
has.  Kill, kill, kill, die, die, die!

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From: rlm@helen.surfcty.com (Robert L. McMillin)
Subject: Re: Vouchers = Yes, Prop 174 = No??
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