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Letter to the Editor: 'Why I'm Voting No on E-SPLOST'
Roswell resident Jake Lilley is not for the E-SPLOST, are you? Tell him why you agree or disagree in the comments.
"The choice of E-SPLOST v. property tax as a source of school funding is rather like being given the choice between getting robbed at gun-point, or having your house broken into during the middle of the night. It’s really not much of a choice and the outcome is the same. Once passed, E-SPLOST is law and provides the school board with an uncontested source of tax payer funding. So why is a property tax the lesser of two evils? An increase to property tax for the purpose of funding schools must be voted on by an elected school board. Elected representatives are held accountable to the voters. As such, they can be tossed out if they do not act in accordance with the will of the people. Furthermore, when presented the option, I cannot, by my …
No Name
7:30 am on Thursday, November 10, 2011
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