Perdue overrides voters who elected Atkinson
It’s shocking what our new governor is doing. She is trying to usurp the voters’ choice by overruling those who elected Dr. June Atkinson to another term. The same governor has decided that she can rob the lottery money that was established for the school system.
Dr. Atkinson knows more about education than Gov. Perdue and should be left to do the job. Gov. Perdue has become power-hungry, as indicated by trying to appoint someone to take over the job Dr. Atkinson was elected to do.
Charles O’Brien, Jr.
Greensboro
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The North Carolina EDUCATION lottery, money diverted into the general fund.
The North Carolina Highway Trust Fund, money also diverted into the general fund.
The 1998 tobacco settlement, only 3.2% nationwide spent on tobacco prevention and cessation programs.
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/settlements/
Yet some folks want to entrust govt. to spend even more of our money on universal health care. Suckers.
Posted on March 16, 2009 8:56 AM
It's a never ending cycle, Dan.
Rob Peter to Pay Paul.
When they had to tack the word education onto the lottery to get it to pass, I knew it was lip service.
Posted on March 16, 2009 6:44 PM
Panacea, that's not how it works. Government Robs Peter of $100. Government pays off Paul with 85 cents. Then government raises taxes on Paul by $55 and increases fees for services.
Yet, the free market has done nothing to solve the health care crisis, Dan. I want the fear of government action to shake things up. Even government health care is better than none at all and too many Americans have none at all. I want America to be a better place, not slide back into second rate status.
We can and should solve this problem not keep saying "government can't solve anything" and "let the free market rule." There are no free markets anywhere, anyone passing econ 101 knows that. So we should guide the market to a solution if the market continues on the current path of stupidity. Likewise capital markets. Clean it up and RIGHT NOW or get it cleaned up for you. I believe markets will not act without impetus; they get in a rut called the "MBA rut" that stifles innovation and encourages intertia.
But I pay premiums for nearly thirty employees and I can't keep absorbing the annual increases of 15-45%. ALL of our revenues should not go to health care; it makes American business uncompetitive against every other developed nation that subsidizes this cost for business.
I mean, really, Do Republicans want America to be last place in everything? Between you guys and the Democrats we are all so screwed.
Posted on March 16, 2009 11:03 PM