Gotta love people...

I was at the school board meeting tonight and someone got up and basically said that if the high school went back to 8 periods (from 9)that the kids would miss study hall, so it didn't matter- but a tax hike of 21% was unacceptable. He then said that if the kids wanted to do more- they could give up lunch.

I had to respond to this-my high schooler already has given up lunch in order to take all of the classes he wishes to take. Also- if this guy had been to the open community task force meeting last week- he would have learned that taxes will only go up if the property was reassessed this year.

Not to bore everyone with the details, but it takes all of my patience to not scream at uninformed people such as this guy. He spoke like he was an expert on the budget, when in reality, he knew nothing about it.

I'm often amazed at how many people will spout off about something, but know nothing about it. I have a lot of fun with these people at election time. Often when I get a call from one of the political parties (it doesn't matter which one- I'll argue for either side because I feel that the best way to decide is to come up with an argument for each person and then decide who has the most convincing argument- I almost never vote for someone because they're not someone else- not a good enough reason for me), but I digress- I like to take the opposite side and see if the person on the phone will just give the party line, or will they say something original or thought provoking. Usually, they just give the party line.

Looking forward to C's baseball practice tomorrow (last week's was rained out)- it should be fun.

In peace...