sounds like a bitter commissioner that has post-partum depression from office. good luck, buddy. other school systems are doing this program to much praise, as far as i can see...
"I didn't vote for laptops for every student in the county, and I don't think anyone else did," Thompson said.
We best cain't be havin edumuhkashun goins on threw owt all dees skools speshully nots ats the same times.
Good luck with the lawsuit dickhead. I'm sure you can easily prove that everyone on the school board except yourself was in cahoots (i.e., secretly in agreement - not physically in Cahoots, Georgia) to misspend the taxpayers money. And on computers for students yet. The shame.
"I didn't vote for laptops for every student in the county, and I don't think anyone else did," Thompson said.
You know, I always thought the whole point of governments was to vote for people to get into office so they'd make the decisions and, theoretically, spend your money the way they best see fit (yeah, I know, its a pipedream). If you want the populace to vote on every expenditure, why even bother having commisioners, just put everything on the ballot.
Listen, I live in Atlanta and this does not surprise me. Cobb County is notorious for being the selfish freeloaders of the city. All they care about is there strip malls, cars, and large houses. Additionally, I believe the Cobb County sales tax is the lowest in the state. Even if this tax went into affect, it will still be lower then Atlanta’s sale tax by 2 points.
The lawsuit contends that language was not specific enough to inform voters that the system intended to provide computers for all students in grades six through 12. "I didn't vote for laptops for every student in the county, and I don't think anyone else did," Thompson said.
So... because he didn't read the language closely enough, he assumes every other voter in the county was just as irresponsible. Great.
The last time I looked, the local school district here didn't put every single program of theirs on the ballot. They don't have to. They do list bond issues and suchlike but they have their own authorities and rules for what they can use their budget for, and they have a fair amount of autonomy to use it as they see fit. When they say they want a tax increase to help pay for something, they don't spell out every possible use of the money -- they say it's for funding school programs and sometimes briefly describe the general sort of use, but not always...
I think he was really pissed that they actually planned to use the money for a real project rather than pay raises and kickbacks for his brother in law to do landscaping work for the schools.
Oh, please. It is rather ridiculous that every time a posted story reflects anything negative relating to Apple (in this case, a detriment to an iBook deal), it becomes a bickering field of zealous, irrational response.
This isn't an issue of partisanship for those who are quick to bash Republicans (and before anyone accuses me of being red as an elephant, I am a fairly liberal Democrat) or one of Dell affiliation/loyalties. It's my understanding that the person at hand consented to the 1% tax raise as did many other voters (therefore, not complaining about the idea of taxes themselves) but simply wished that the funds be appropriated in another manner. While laptop computers certainly have some value in education (however, it is my opinion that giving every individual a laptop isn't neccessarily a good thing), it's easy to see how this individual could be frustrated with such a decision. I don't blame him at all. The money in fact could have been allocated in other areas of education. Why not argue about the merits of such a plan rather than bashing the character in question while tying in ridiculous questioning of integrity and Dell connections?
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06/01, 06:06pm reply
sounds like a bitter commissioner that has post-partum depression from office. good luck, buddy. other school systems are doing this program to much praise, as far as i can see...
luxuryluke
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here's hoping...
06/01, 06:13pm reply
it turns out to be a hiccup and not a bump in the road.
bigpoppa206
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What a jerk
06/01, 07:28pm reply
As in, capital L on the forehead . . .
JEB
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Stock options?
06/01, 08:53pm reply
bet he has a lot of Microsoft and Dell Stock
IonCable
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It's a b****, Butch!
06/01, 08:55pm reply
"I didn't vote for laptops for every student in the county, and I don't think anyone else did," Thompson said.
We best cain't be havin edumuhkashun goins on threw owt all dees skools speshully nots ats the same times.
Good luck with the lawsuit dickhead. I'm sure you can easily prove that everyone on the school board except yourself was in cahoots (i.e., secretly in agreement - not physically in Cahoots, Georgia) to misspend the taxpayers money. And on computers for students yet. The shame.
Foe Hammer
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Dell/Microsoft angle?
06/01, 10:38pm reply
I wonder if he will be getting any current or delayed benefits from the Dell/Microsoft group?
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government
06/01, 10:47pm reply
"I didn't vote for laptops for every student in the county, and I don't think anyone else did," Thompson said.
You know, I always thought the whole point of governments was to vote for people to get into office so they'd make the decisions and, theoretically, spend your money the way they best see fit (yeah, I know, its a pipedream). If you want the populace to vote on every expenditure, why even bother having commisioners, just put everything on the ballot.
LouZer
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always Complaining
06/01, 11:15pm reply
Listen, I live in Atlanta and this does not surprise me. Cobb County is notorious for being the selfish freeloaders of the city. All they care about is there strip malls, cars, and large houses. Additionally, I believe the Cobb County sales tax is the lowest in the state. Even if this tax went into affect, it will still be lower then Atlanta’s sale tax by 2 points.
fado
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Atlanta
06/02, 12:05am reply
Atlanta really isn't in a position to complain about local government in other areas. After all, it's Atlanta!!!
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birdman
06/02, 07:40am reply
The lawsuit contends that language was not specific enough to inform voters that the system intended to provide computers for all students in grades six through 12. "I didn't vote for laptops for every student in the county, and I don't think anyone else did," Thompson said.
So... because he didn't read the language closely enough, he assumes every other voter in the county was just as irresponsible. Great.
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