Schools and Taxes

Remember when I complained about the class-size amendment here in Florida? As you may recall, it passed, anyway. Of course, as I complained at the time, it is one thing to pass such an amendment and another to pay for it. Yesterday, we had a local referendum in order to increase sales taxes by .5% in order to pay for the school construction required both for the amendment and to meet the needs of a growing community. Of course, in this case, the referendum failed. A recent effort to amend the amendment at the state level also failed. I predict dark times ahead.