10-17-2018, 03:08 AM
I just watched an ad with four of our previous governors who got rich at the public troth agreeing that they shouldn't have to give anything back. Only little people should pay taxes.
The main argument the NO crowd uses is that it will increase the cost of living. In reality it most likely will have no effect, but it could just as easily lower the cost of living. If there is less speculation on real estate then prices would come down.
The undercurrent in all this is that the legislature cannot be trusted to behave responsibly with this authority. Perhaps this is a valid concern, however if Hawaii abandoned the practice of "Divine Right" incumbency and actually thought about who they are electing that problem would be solved.
Miss-management at DOE is not the issue here, adequate funding is.
The main argument the NO crowd uses is that it will increase the cost of living. In reality it most likely will have no effect, but it could just as easily lower the cost of living. If there is less speculation on real estate then prices would come down.
The undercurrent in all this is that the legislature cannot be trusted to behave responsibly with this authority. Perhaps this is a valid concern, however if Hawaii abandoned the practice of "Divine Right" incumbency and actually thought about who they are electing that problem would be solved.
Miss-management at DOE is not the issue here, adequate funding is.