What is this bullcrap about raising my taxes, in one of the already higher taxed states, to help "Save Education?" I am all for doing my part to help our educational system, but I want to know where the hell all that money from the Education Lottery money is going. If you have to use the funds from the lottery for other things, then do so, but don't sit there and call it an "education" lottery and then raise my taxes for education. /soapbox
6/22/2009 8:15:28 AM
FUCK TEACHERS AND KIDS
6/22/2009 8:16:45 AM
hahamy father is a teacherI'm not complaining about paying the taxes, I'm complaining about the money from the lottery not being where it should
6/22/2009 8:17:45 AM
6/22/2009 8:18:55 AM
Needing to "save education" is just their way of saying they're going to try to bilk us for more money.Raise taxes... think of the children.
6/22/2009 8:21:04 AM
This is shocking and new behavior from politicians!They're trying to get money from us? Why, I never!
6/22/2009 8:22:32 AM
Saying its for education is just so no one will really question why taxes are being raised. Say you are doing something in the name of education or to catch pedophiles, and you get an all-access, no questions asked pass on everything.
6/22/2009 8:42:27 AM
AND TEACHERS FUCK KIDS
6/22/2009 9:07:06 AM
dear bev perdueyour glasgow smile makes you look like the jokeroh and i don't like your voice either[Edited on June 22, 2009 at 9:19 AM. Reason : ]
6/22/2009 9:16:13 AM
haha it's time to take the usual soapbox/lounge thread and then just wb-sitcom it
6/22/2009 9:21:41 AM
WHAT IS WITH THIS BULLCRAP
6/22/2009 9:36:02 AM
lets go board ships and throw crates of tea into the water.
6/22/2009 9:37:15 AM
obama is as crypto-muslim!
6/22/2009 9:43:19 AM
While I support the teachers, since half my extended family are teachers and I strongly considered becoming one myself, Perdue is using a common political tactic to raise taxes.If you need/want more money, you threaten to cut the most vital or popular programs you have, even if there are others you could cut, so that people will be more willing to cough up the money. If Perdue said we need to raise taxes or we won't be able to do any more road construction this year, nobody would be willing to pay a cent.This tactic has a name, but I can't think of it right now.
6/22/2009 9:46:25 AM
6/22/2009 9:53:05 AM
If the representatives know people will be outraged by an increase in taxes, they won't vote for them.
6/22/2009 9:58:52 AM
your faith in our gubment system is amusing
6/22/2009 10:01:03 AM
It is the reason she's saying "we have to raise taxes to save education" and not "we are raising taxes and there's nothing you fags can do about it"
6/22/2009 10:05:01 AM
Bev is going to be a one term governor, mark my words.
6/22/2009 10:07:29 AM
never underestimate the amount of stupid that resides in this state
6/22/2009 10:08:25 AM
6/22/2009 10:22:49 AM
^so trueand I was actually pretty impressed with McCrory. Perdue looked incompetent for most of the campaign (if you ask me) and she has continued to govern that way. She better thank Obama for his extremely long coattails last november.
6/22/2009 11:03:39 AM
I wish more voters had seen the debates, she embarrassed herself.
6/22/2009 11:33:40 AM
i've heard that the money from the education lottery can only go towards building new schools, not towards maintaining current ones. I'm not sure about salaries though. It'd sure be nice to throw some money towards expanding schools and getting rid of all those piece-o-trash trailer homes off school grounds.
6/22/2009 11:38:18 AM
yeah whateverall i know is that she visited my elementary school on the regular when i was a child so many repressed memories
6/22/2009 11:53:01 AM
im getting into the education system starting in august and im scared as shit. Our education system is going down the drain and nobody seems to give a fuck
6/22/2009 11:53:30 AM
Nah, I'm pretty sure Perdue won't make it past one term, Democrat or not.She has single handedly managed to alienate or piss off each and every constituency in the state.According to the N&O from Friday, she's already sitting on a 30% approval rating, only 5 months into her term. That is absolutely fatal.
6/22/2009 11:57:53 AM
Perdue comes from the same corrupt machine as Easley, Hunt, Black, etc... and she has shown herself to be a complete failure, along with the legislature. Anyone who did not expect this must have had their head in the sand.
6/22/2009 2:18:58 PM
Yes, I would like to know an itemized allocation of where all that money from our State lottery is going??? Someone is missing the boat as far as making sure that $$ gets allocated appropriately!
6/22/2009 3:43:27 PM
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6/22/2009 4:01:06 PM
its not so much democrats. look at easley's career path. he basically read corruption and bribery for dummies.
6/22/2009 4:04:30 PM
haha nc dems....
6/22/2009 4:06:27 PM
ugh. raise my taxes to save education AFTER you've already cut my salary by 0.5% (taken in 3 paychecks) and cut funding at the university. then you'll continue to remove the 0.5% from my SMALL STATE SALARY indefinitely. you also have gotten approval to cut more, and to force 20 days leave without pay on all state employees for the next fiscal year. meanwhile, i am stuck at my introductory salary level, which was INTENDED to be temporary. and since there's no way in hell i can get a raise or a promotion after my stellar annual review, i'm easily getting 5-8K less than i should for another year.
6/22/2009 4:12:53 PM
6/22/2009 4:39:46 PM
I will readily admit that I voted for herone of the worst votes I've ever madesorry teachers and state employees
6/23/2009 12:01:40 PM