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In article <LIBES.92Oct21185557@muffin.cme.nist.gov> libes@cme.nist.gov (Don Libes) writes:
>In article <1992Oct21.151448.9694@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> metz@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Daniel M Metz) writes:
>}In article <19887@muffin.cme.nist.gov> libes@cme.nist.gov (Don Libes) writes:
>} .... I voted (absentee) against it ....                   By the way, the
>}official line of the Democratic party is against it too.

> I want logic, please.

THANKS, DON!

Education IS important.  But if it is "gutted" as metz suggests (and I
frankly do not believe this will be the case) then it is not the proposed
legislation that will gut it.  Our COUNTY COUNCIL guts it.

There IS too much nonsense spending going on, both at the county and 
state level.  I do not know of any representative or delegate that is
willing to make practical and economically sound decisions about how
to trim said spending.  Instead of being effective managers, they will
prefer to defend business as usual by holding the deserving programs
hostage.  When pressed for spending cuts, they point only to education
(or police or heath or whatever is vogue that year) and say "gosh, you
don't want us to cut that!" While at the same time, they are directing
your attention away from the boondoggles that should be nailed.

Even in the case of tough choices on social programs, the council (and
state and whatever) bleats "Oh but we can't cut those."  As if this cry
somehow absolves them of responsibility.  Nonsense!  They should more 
honestly say "Oh, we choose not to cut those", and then be forced to
explain their CHOICE.

Indeed ... if education is threatened with "gutting", then it is only 
a gutless council that would do that.   We, as voters and concerned 
citizens of the county, can force the managers WE EMPLOY to make the
responsible choices by BOTH closing down their free access to our cash 
AND rising to the defense of education.  Question A will not close down
the system wherein council can freely run up a tab that you and I have
to pay.... but it will sure send a message that we're at least watching
more closely how they run up our bills.

I vote YES on question A, and hope you will too.