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Don't Hold Your Breath Waiting for Legislative Action
RECEIVED Mon., April 26, 2004
Dear Editor,
Hold on to your hats, folks. The legislators are back in town. They're promising to give sorely needed financing to schools and relieve homeowners of some property taxes. Wonderful! How are they going to do it? Nobody knows. Gov. Perry says that "this is an issue that is very important. The most important issue that the vast majority of legislators will ever deal with and we're gonna get it done" (from www.news8austin.com). Just how does the governor himself want to solve the problem? By advertising and promoting vices so the state can cash in on them. Perhaps soon Austin will overtake Vegas and Reno as "Sin City"?
One interesting fact is that during the past five years many of the current members of the Select Committee on Public School Financing have been on similar committees and have researched the topic "to death" at a cost of millions to taxpayers. To name a few legislators: Chairman Kent Grusendorf, and Reps. Rene Oliveira, Harold Dutton, and Jerry Madden. So you may be tempted to ask, "Why haven't they come up with some top-notch resolutions by now?" Good question. Perhaps it's just too hard for Texas legislators? Perhaps so much studying has given legislators "burnout" from forming intelligent resolutions. Or perhaps special interests are at work again at the Capitol?
In retrospect, mankind is lucky that back in biblical times Noah didn't have to wait for legislative consensus and approval on how to build his ark.
Hold on to your hats, folks. The legislators are back in town. They're promising to give sorely needed financing to schools and relieve homeowners of some property taxes. Wonderful! How are they going to do it? Nobody knows. Gov. Perry says that "this is an issue that is very important. The most important issue that the vast majority of legislators will ever deal with and we're gonna get it done" (from www.news8austin.com). Just how does the governor himself want to solve the problem? By advertising and promoting vices so the state can cash in on them. Perhaps soon Austin will overtake Vegas and Reno as "Sin City"?
One interesting fact is that during the past five years many of the current members of the Select Committee on Public School Financing have been on similar committees and have researched the topic "to death" at a cost of millions to taxpayers. To name a few legislators: Chairman Kent Grusendorf, and Reps. Rene Oliveira, Harold Dutton, and Jerry Madden. So you may be tempted to ask, "Why haven't they come up with some top-notch resolutions by now?" Good question. Perhaps it's just too hard for Texas legislators? Perhaps so much studying has given legislators "burnout" from forming intelligent resolutions. Or perhaps special interests are at work again at the Capitol?
In retrospect, mankind is lucky that back in biblical times Noah didn't have to wait for legislative consensus and approval on how to build his ark.
Peter Stern
Driftwood
Driftwood