Tuesday, February 18, 2014

DR RICH SWIER NEWSLETTER 02/18/2014

FL: Sarasota County School Board wants more money to pay teachers for doing less?

The School Board of Sarasota County is pushing for the extension of a 1 mill tax on all county property holders on March 25th. They are using school funds to lobby in favor of and promote the 1 mill tax. According to their official Report on the Uses of Referendum Funds since 2002, ”This vote allows the District to maintain existing programs, provide additional programs and continue the District’s commitment to quality education.”

In a previous column I questioned whether the School Board is really committed to a “quality education”
 


   
Why don’t Republicans follow their own platform? Isn’t the lesser of two evils still evil?
The preamble to the 2012 Republican Party platform reads, “The 2012 Republican Platform is a statement of who we are and what we believe as a Party and our vision for a stronger and freer America.” Many are questioning if Republicans at every level really adhere to their own platform. Some wonder if they have even read it.

Voters lament that they are faced with the choice of voting for the lesser of two evils. But isn’t the lesser of two evils still evil?

The Republican party platform states ...

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