tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post2991831726470642602..comments2023-07-11T06:12:24.018-04:00Comments on ULSTERTAX: Kingston School Board Promotes Poverty not ProsperityRalph Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16266194916477709446noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-28873697820702748882013-04-18T14:07:24.323-04:002013-04-18T14:07:24.323-04:00If we citizens do not VOTE DOWN this ridiculous bu...If we citizens do not VOTE DOWN this ridiculous budget, we are doomed. We bought into the closing of 4 schools, sending 5th graders to middle school, larger class sizes, shared teaching assignments. Now school administrators want us to give teachers raises plus their automatic step raises PLUS give ourselves a 2.5 percent TAX INCREASE. In other words, we are penalizing ourselves and our children so we can give teachers raises that we cannot afford. DEFINITELY VOTE NO.Ralph Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16266194916477709446noreply@blogger.com