Propaganda machine is in full force on levy

The “tax and scare ‘em to death” propaganda machine is in full force again.  The Jan. 29 edition of the Bee had four articles in the letters section and three of them were for greater taxation in support of this years levy. One was from a doctor in Cleveland, Ohio, who has no stake in our community while another was from PTA presidents and vice presidents, teachers, booster club presidents and “parent” representatives; and the fourth was decrying the effect on real estate values because everyone who buys a home wants it in a “good” school district (sell homes)? After the last fiasco when strange things happened to the “against” absentees ballots, we got higher rents and home mortgages, higher utilities, food, medical, etc., etc. as predicted.

So now we face another “special” election held at schools throughout the county (talk about voter intimidation) for monies to keep programs alive in the schools.  Meanwhile, the Bozo governor in Boise is cutting the educational budget by tens of millions in order to fix roads that these “elected” clowns have ignored for decades but what the hell, it’s as good a lie as any other.

You have a choice; quite being a door mat for the teachers unions and stand up to them and these politicians who care so little about our circumstances. I say, cut the local governments (not just the sheriff’s pay) and use these funds for education and get off our backs. If you frightened policrats can’t cut government, heck I’ll do because I was darn good at it back in the day. Fight back, vote no.

THOMAS DICKSON

Sandpoint