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Elanco board hears citizen ire on slots money refusal

Some come to defense of members

Jul 22, 2008 00:58 EST

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By MICHAEL YODER, Staff

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QUOTE(meadash @ Jul 23 2008, 08:28 PM)

Here's a question for all you ELANCOs:

When you "opt out" or your school board refuses funds, where does that money go? Are you depriving someone of these funds, thus punishing them? Does the money disappear? No, it goes back to the State (which is us) and is redistributed to your neighbors. All you're doing is giving your own money to your neighbors. It doesn't matter where it comes from, you're just giving it to someone else.
So...what is your point?

I believe the point is that if you are worried about your morals, shouldn't you be equally worried about the morals of neighboring school districts? In that case, it would have been better to take the money and donate it to charity.
The whole point with this vote (done in a special meeting -- see http://www.elanco.org/district/schoolboard...utes/2007-2008/ for the district's use of the term "special") is that the taxpayers have been robbed of their own choice. If you care to opt out, fine. No problem. If your neighbor doesn't, fine. No problem. However, the school board overstepped their bounds by robbing us of that choice. Just to send a "message" to Harrisburg that the way they are funding the tax rebate is less than ideal. I don't think anyone is arguing that point. But at what point do your morals allow you to dictate morals to others and at the expense of the poor? What morals allows this same school board to accept scholarship money from the AmVets/VFW or whatever? What if someone won the lottery and wanted to donate a portion to the alma mater?
BTW, I find it very disturbing that the editor of a local "newspaper" doesn't bother to read the fine print or be educated on a highly publicized Act.

thoughts from the east

QUOTE(Makita @ Jul 22 2008, 07:51 PM)

Tired,
They don't care. They feel they are God's chosen to lead us out of the darkness and into the light. It doesn't matter that some may lose their homes due to excessive taxes. All that matters is the church. Get these people out of there. I know how much I appreciated a little break on my taxes and I feel sorry for the people in Elanco that were not able to get a little relief as the rest of us.

caninegroomer

[quote name='ReaganRepublican' date='Jul 22 2008, 07:52 PM' post='414252'] I hate to burst your bubble, but you're wrong - not Meadash. America is a Constitutional Republic, not a Democracy. We elect people to represent our interests. If you don't like what they do, vote them out and give someone else a try.

Pure Democracy is "mob rule" ... which is what you are mistakenly wishing we have. And thankfully, we don't. You should apologise to Meadash for your unwarranted and obnoxious attack
Oh my, stop listening to Rush Limbaugh and pay attention to what is going on. The majority of us here in Elanco are fed up with the people who are so easily led just by bringing "God" into the picture, as well as those who don't want to do what they were elected to do. There were 650 signitures on a petition asking for the school board's dismisal. That was collected in only a few days! People were clamoring to have petitions to take around and get more signatures! Oh, we're going to vote in Nov. and we'll vote again when we can get rid of that school board. Remeber the school board who wanted to put creationism in the curriculum? They were gotten rid of too!

caninegroomer

Unfortunately in our area there are many people who can't think for themselves. I don't say this to be cruel, its just the way it is. Its the culture. If they are told something in church or if God can be put into in anyway, then they will follow hook, line, and sinker. The good news is that as people move into this area these attitudes are disappearing. Not fast enough, but they are going. When my kids graduated from Garden Spot I was horrified by number of kids who had no future plans because of this mentality. Parents would say " Oh, we're not college type people", meaning not only college, but trade schools as well. "God will provide' they'ld say. I guess God likes Walmart because so many went to work there.

The amusing thing with all of this is if those people who feel so strongly about not accepting this money would simply send the money back to the state or local school district they could solve thier own delemma. They won't however. They'll complain about this, but very few ever put thier money where thier mouth is.

caninegroomer

"There were 650 signitures on a petition asking for the school board's dismisal. That was collected in only a few days! People were clamoring to have petitions to take around and get more signatures! Oh, we're going to vote in Nov. and we'll vote again when we can get rid of that school board."
I believe the correct number was 850 signatures. I collected some, but just ran out of time to get them from everyone who wanted to sign. Should also note that some people agreed with the sentiment, but felt the call for resignation was too strong and wouldn't sign that petition, but wanted a different one.
For everyone who says "vote in November", that is fine for the referendum, but everyone up for re-election on the school board is running unopposed. There is hope, because didn't Manheim Central get some of their school board members off by running write-in candidates against them?

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