The Children

"I Am Stapleton"
Stormtroopers 2002

The Children

a term used to garner support to raise taxes, fees, and other
governmental levies on taxpayers to benefit the children

The children constitute 13% of the population.
The children consume 63% of all town and school resources

Enough is enough!
Live within your means.
Don't take the seniors to the cleaners.

The children are 25% bilingual .

Whose children are these anyway?
Why is the bilingual rate increasing?
Could it be our famous Welcoming Proclamation welcoming illegals?
Why don't these children speak English?
Aren't we an English speaking country?
I'm so confused. Somebody help me!

The children are 20% special education (SPED) .

This is twice the national SPED rate.
Is there something in the water?
Is this a teachers union scam?
Why is the SPED rate continuing to increase?
We pay forty (40%) percent more for SPED students.
There is no equality in education.
Are the children of liberals really more mentally challenged?

The children being referred to by the teachers union are usually those children
whose mother or father coincidentally happens to be a teacher.
The children are really a front for the teachers union.

Our teachers were more than sufficiently well paid in 2005.
The teachers only work nine months a year.
The teachers got a 7.0% pay hike in 2006.
The teachers got a 5.8% pay hike in 2007.

There are those who say that our property prices would plunge if schools were cut.
This is a myth propagated by the teachers union.
The price of real estate is based on supply and demand.
The largest contributing factor is simply population density.

The assessment on my property on June 30, 1993 was $147,000.
The assessment on my property on December 31, 2006 was $339,000.
Do you see any comparable quality improvements in our schools?

A draconian cut is a 1% cut.
Need reasons to say yes to an override?

"I Am Stapleton" Stormtroopers 2002
The Children a term used to garner support to raise taxes, fees, and other governmental levies on taxpayers to benefit the children The children constitute 13% of the population. The children consume 63% of all town and school resources Enough is enough! Live within your means. Don't take the seniors to the cleaners. The children are 25% bilingual . Whose children are these anyway? Why is the bilingual rate increasing? Could it be our famous Welcoming Proclamation welcoming illegals? Why don't these children speak English? Aren't we an English speaking country? I'm so confused. Somebody help me! The children are 20% special education (SPED) . This is twice the national SPED rate. Is there something in the water? Is this a teachers union scam? Why is the SPED rate continuing to increase? We pay forty (40%) percent more for SPED students. There is no equality in education. Are the children of liberals really more mentally challenged? The children being referred to by the teachers union are usually those children whose mother or father coincidentally happens to be a teacher. The children are really a front for the teachers union. Our teachers were more than sufficiently well paid in 2005. The teachers only work nine months a year. The teachers got a 7.0% pay hike in 2006. The teachers got a 5.8% pay hike in 2007. There are those who say that our property prices would plunge if schools were cut. This is a myth propagated by the teachers union. The price of real estate is based on supply and demand. The largest contributing factor is simply population density. The assessment on my property on June 30, 1993 was $147,000. The assessment on my property on December 31, 2006 was $339,000. Do you see any comparable quality improvements in our schools? A draconian cut is a 1% cut. Need reasons to say yes to an override?

Why You Should Say NO!

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