Department of Education couldn't care less. After all it's for the kids stupid

If you happened to read your local paper today you probably noticed the doom and gloom as it relates to the Kansas State budget. After all unemployment is up, tax collections are down and the sky is falling. I mean we have been hearing about it now for months and we all are worried about our personal situations. I have already witnessed neighbors in financial trouble. One neighbor lost his house and had to move. There were nearly a dozen bankruptcies in the Lawrence Journal World today and nearly a dozen in each week prior since the beginning of 2009. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/apr/26/bankruptcies/ The front page of the community section of the LJ World was a photo of the County Manager warning of cuts to services and asking county employee's to provide ideas on how to cut the budget. Seems a little late to be asking. You were not saving a dime during the good times and you were not asking for our opinions then.

Mysteriously not mentioned in any discussions about budget cuts is the Department of Education. In case you didn't know, with all of the taxes collected in the State of Kansas, somewhere in the neighborhood of 53% goes to our public schools. Trust me I have heard it time and time again. "It's for the kids." I simply want you to think about something. If you were paying 53% of your income to your mortgage alone you would find yourself out on the street. You got it, bankrupt. Why do you think so many homeowners are going broke. Why do you think the State of Kansas is broke and unable to properly budget for other government agencies? Why, because at least 6.7 billion dollars of our 13 billion state budget goes to just one agency. Common sense would be to cut into the Department of Educations budget and force them to make decisions that are "good for the kids of Kansas." If this doesn't happen than we are going to see other agencies cut jobs and services that are equally as important to our kids. If we don't take our state budget serious and cut spending immediately you can be assured that the state and your town are going to raise your taxes. Which one of you can afford paying another dime of taxes to the government. Oh I forgot, it's only those who make over $250,000.00 a year who pay taxes. If you keep believing this you too may be looking out your window pretty soon as the moving van appears at your own driveway.

If your interested in knowing your school districts budget please use the link I have provided here. http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=3347

What to find the name and number for your senator and representative in Topeka? Just click here. http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-legisportal/index.do

Have you ever thought about getting involved or wanting info about what is happening in Topeka and Washington DC? Click here. http://americansforprosperity.org/kansas