[Durham INC] Information on Nov 8 election: please don't sit this one out!

Richard Ford rbford at aim.com
Sun Nov 6 20:14:04 EST 2011


Hi,

Not wanting to turn this site into a debating society and knowing that not much can be said to change anyone's mind, I do think the INC listserv should serve as a source of data and not advocacy.

I want to  suggest the following:

1. I do not see anything in the DC Commissioners resolution that says tax dollars can be dedicated. Perhaps someone can help me.
2. At the INC meeting in Oct, we had a distinguished member say that dedication is not provided for.  Many of you were there.
3. Per. Supt Becoats in the DHS, there are 150 jobs which may be at risk, but only 35 of them are teacher jobs. This  is not to say that 35 teachers are not important, but that we need to be accurate.
4. Per the DHS, 67% of the tax increase would go to the 150 at risk jobs, but  33% to other expenses, not virtually all.
5. The proposition that governments may not use public funds to campaign is the rule in every state, not a JLF tactic. Think about how you would feel if the GOP used your tax dollars to advocate for their positions. The 2010 NC statutes that specially forbid this  were passed in 2010  while the Democrats were in the majority.
6. The requirement that counties  not claim that a tax increase is dedicated was passed in 2007, also when the Democrats were in the majority.
7. Links to advocacy sites such as the PA will just lead to other sites being linked.  I do not think this is in the best interest of INC as a representative of all neighborhoods.  Think about how you would feel if someone posted links to GOP sites.

Reasonable minds will differ on these tax proposals; I am just suggesting how INC should navigate the elections to make sure INC is an effective organization to represent all neighborhoods.

Dick
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