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Originally Posted by redwitch
And how often did you vote against school bonds? Before I adopted my daughter, I voted yes for every school bond on my ballots even though I did not have a personal need for schools or school improvements. In 20 plus years of voting, only 5 school bonds passed. I found it sad that people couldn't see the value of paying an additional $3-10/month in property taxes to build new schools, yet thought nothing of spending $15 a week for a movie and snacks (things were cheaper then) or $20-50 to see a sporting event or an entertainer.
People value entertainment more than education, safety, etc. They may give lip service to saying public services are more important but the reality is that they'll pay for entertainment first. Then, when things no longer work, the blame goes to the government. Sorry, the buck really does stop at our front doors. We choose what is important to us, not necessarily what is important to our community or our neighboring communities.
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This is true. I have been trying to get links to the Florida Victim Services Directory since 2000 from all types of libraries in FL. Public, law, academic and medical librarians have received my various e-mails about this resource since 2000 and some of got it.
But, the links disappear after a while. Seems some library users and management are more interested in escaping the world than actually trying to do something about improving it.
Movie theaters, popular novels, football and soccer stadiums all offer escape from daily realities.