2 posts tagged “amendment 1”

What's making you say "TGIF" today?

The fallout from the passage of Amendment 1 that I've been dealing with all week.  God, it's going to be worse than anyone ever though.  How could people pass this shit?  And where was communication from FLA, the Firefighters, the Police before this went to vote?  I really blame those groups for not communicating to the general population the devastation that this caused.

People are stupid.  They see something that looks easy and don't consider the long-term consequences.  They go for what looks good in the short term and forget that there's always ALWAYS consequences to their actions. 

I could be talking about anything at this point, but I'm talking about how they've fucked themselves (and me) with bullshit tax cuts yesterday.  The concept of tax cuts always appeals.  The ability to move your exemption around with you also seems good. 

But think about it.  When you cut taxes, those services you rely on:  fire rescue, police, schools, roads, government infrastructure, parks, LIBRARIES, are on the chopping block.  So when they passed this yesterday, and I say they because I certainly didn't vote for it, they essentially said "We don't care about any of that.  We don't care about the greater world around us." 

It would have helped had I seen more advocacy against it from FLA, teacher's unions, schools, fire fighters, police, etc.  I know there were editorials in papers, but I saw nothing on TV, no fliers, no billboards, no signs, etc.  It's sad and scary. 

And, basically, libraries are fucked.