So Prop 100 passed with about a 64% "yes" vote with the major headline of the proposition saying that part of that money will go towards education. The rest will go to police and firefighters, which is great.
The one concern I have is that of the government. We had already entrusted them to use our money wisely to help Arizona develop into a successful state, but out of nowhere we are in a huge deficit, and education seems to be paying the price for the mistakes of the people who are supposed to be leading this state.
How do we know that the money will actually go to education? And what can we do if it doesn't? If the government uses this money for anything other than education, police and firefighting, along with the other mentioned programs in the proposition, then we can consider this no more than a bailout by us for a government who has not proven that they can handle the fiscal responsibility that we allow them by paying taxes.
I was completely for Prop 100, but I do have my questions about the honesty of the government. Are they really going to do what we voted for, or was this just a way to take money from us to fix the problems they created? I certainly hope that education gets the money that is rightfully set apart for it. Ranked 49 out of 50 states, Arizona needs as much help as possible in the education department.
Also, if anybody has the info, can you please let me know if it is a 1 cent tax increase, or a 1% tax increase? If it's 1% it would mean it's 1 cent from every dollar you spend which would can definitely add up.
Also, on another note, here's a video from the University of Arizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, where Professor Soto gives a political speech about the SB1070 law, and gets reaction from the crowd. She is definitely a strong woman for staying up there throughout the whole thing.
