{"id":8123,"date":"2007-11-18T06:43:34","date_gmt":"2007-11-18T10:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cobranchi.com\/?p=8123"},"modified":"2007-11-18T06:43:34","modified_gmt":"2007-11-18T10:43:34","slug":"lotd-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cobranchi.com\/?p=8123","title":{"rendered":"LOTD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another Life in Fayetteville moment:<\/p>\n

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Homeowners already support county services<\/p>\n

The headline, \u201cDefeat of tax issues may cost taxpayers\u201d on Nov. 8, Page 1B, was erroneous. It should have said \u201cwill cost homeowners\u201d instead.<\/p>\n

Pitiful voter turnout can be blamed for this: if every homeowner had voted to approve the minuscule tax that was proposed, we would not only have had record numbers at the polls, but also would have safeguarded one of our highest expenditures.<\/p>\n

It is apparent from recent interviews of deliberately uninformed citizens that all they can spout is \u201cno more taxes.\u201d Property owners realize this is a short-sighted view, will cause property taxes to increase, and cause cuts in social services that we\u2019ll have to pay more for, but rarely use.<\/p>\n

How many homeowners are on Medicaid? I bet most of the voters who defeated this tax are not homeowners, but are beneficiaries of a multitude of free or low-cost services.<\/p>\n

If the thousands of shoppers at Cross Creek Mall on a recent Saturday were any indication, an additional 25 cents on a $100 purchase would not have posed a hardship for any of them. If one can afford the latest designer footwear, cell phone\/camera\/iPod gadget, one should not oppose paying an extra quarter for them. I would surmise that most of them or their parents are the recipients of various social services (including free or reduced school lunches and Medicaid).<\/p>\n

It is unfortunate that an uninformed minority of citizens has once again dictated what the majority will be forced to do.<\/p>\n

Lisa M. Sheridan
\nFayetteville <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I voted no, of course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another Life in Fayetteville moment: Homeowners already support county services The headline, \u201cDefeat of tax issues may cost taxpayers\u201d on Nov. 8, Page 1B, was erroneous. It should have said \u201cwill cost homeowners\u201d instead. Pitiful voter turnout can be blamed for this: if every homeowner had voted to approve the minuscule tax that was proposed, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8123\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cobranchi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}