Perdue on the lottery
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I had a sit-down with Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue, who is one of two candidates running as Democrats for governor.
Earlier this year, I interviewed her opponent, Richard Moore. Click here for that post.
As with Moore, I'm going to roll out some audio from the interview. Also, I hope to turn out a Q+A story for the newsprint edition sometime in the next few weeks.
Until I get to doing that, here's a preview:
Perdue is serving her second term as Lt. Governor and has had the opportunity to break a tie in the Senate only once, but it was a doozy. Perdue's vote essentially created the state lottery.
Today, the lottery is not performing up to expectations and has already helped send a couple folks to jail.
So, in hindsight, does she regret her vote?
Perdue started her answer talking about education, but eventually got to, "...I've never regretted it at all." She pledged to watch how the lottery funds are used and make sure they didn't supplant tax dollars.
"The more money that we have to insure that every child in this state has a chance to be somebody is good money," she continued later.
Click here to listen to the full take. (Approximately 3 minutes.)
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"The more money that we have to ensure that every child in this state has a chance to be somebody is good money," she continued later.
Perdue's statement on the state lottery ignores some important facts. As the New York Times reported, marketing firms and retailers take a big chunk of the lottery money before the schools even see a dime. Not to mention the fact that gambling addiction is a serious problem that tears apart families and robs children of their chance to "be somebody."
The lottery is just a way for politicians to raise money without taking the unpopular step of increasing taxes. But actually improving the state's schools will take more political courage than Perdue demonstrated with her tie-breaking vote. The lottery is just a temporary fix.
Posted on October 11, 2007 5:57 PM
"The more money that we have to ensure that every child in this state has a chance to be somebody is good money," she continued later.
Perdue's statement on the state lottery ignores some important facts. As the New York Times reported, marketing firms and retailers take a big chunk of the lottery money before the schools even see a dime. Not to mention the fact that gambling addiction is a serious problem that tears apart families and robs children of their chance to "be somebody."
The lottery is just a way for politicians to raise money without taking the unpopular step of increasing taxes. But actually improving the state's schools will take more political courage than Perdue demonstrated with her tie-breaking vote. The lottery is just a temporary fix.
Posted on October 11, 2007 5:58 PM
"The more money that we have to ensure that every child in this state has a chance to be somebody is good money," she continued later.
Perdue's statement on the state lottery ignores some important facts. As the New York Times reported, marketing firms and retailers take a big chunk of the lottery money before the schools even see a dime. Not to mention the fact that gambling addiction is a serious problem that tears apart families and robs children of their chance to "be somebody."
The lottery is just a way for politicians to raise money without taking the unpopular step of increasing taxes. But actually improving the state's schools will take more political courage than Perdue demonstrated with her tie-breaking vote. The lottery is just a temporary fix.
Posted on October 11, 2007 5:58 PM
Beverly Perdue ! We do so understand tough times and difficult choices but eat the children's pie ? Is this a loan to balance the state budget in an economic crisis ? Melt the gold and bury the silver but don't eat our American Apple Pie for the future of this country ! Go after the educational stimulus money !The SC gov. says he's not using the educational stimulus money to fix one school ? Teacher's protest in California pink slip Friday ! We salute you ! One fire truck and a marching band ! Obama and Biden want our crumbling school buildings fixed and we're elected by the people to keep that promise ! We look foward to the transparancy spent seen on every dime in education and many school system audits for Public Transparancy ! Don't eat the children's pie ! "Lipstick on a pig !" Or is it going over as sour as a pig foot in a jar ? "End the mandates on NCLB,it's not working !" Hillary Clinton ! "Reform NCLB and the first step is funding." Obama !
Posted on March 13, 2009 7:05 PM
Beverly Perdue ! "Shame on You !" We'll share the ice cream but don't eat the children's pie !Where is our NC stimulus educational check ?
Posted on March 13, 2009 7:20 PM