{"id":568,"date":"2003-06-10T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2003-06-10T20:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lee.org\/blog\/archives\/2003\/06\/10\/6-10-03\/"},"modified":"2010-06-28T08:34:38","modified_gmt":"2010-06-28T15:34:38","slug":"arl-if-the-override-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/2003\/06\/10\/arl-if-the-override-fails\/","title":{"rendered":"ARL: If the override fails"},"content":{"rendered":"

I put a nice journal entry in my flying page today<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m quite happy with my recent post to the ARL<\/a> list. To preface, there’s an upcoming override tax vote coming in a few days. They’re considering raising property taxes by about 5% for this year instead of the normal 2.5% or so. The repercussions of the rate increase are being hotly<\/strong> debated. Just about every line below is a happy perversion of something that someone’s said in the last two weeks on the list. Read on.<\/p>\n

To:
\nDate: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 02:31:14 -0400
\nSubject: [arlington] Override summary<\/p>\n

So, to summarize from some of the recent posts…<\/p>\n

If the override fails<\/p>\n

I will leave Arlington out of disgust
\nThe good teachers will be fired and the bad ones retained
\nThe idea of “community” will be banished from Arlington forever
\nArlington will burn to the ground
\nThe tradition of educating our young will cease
\nGangs will troll the streets
\nPotholes will swallow our vehicles whole
\nOur children will become fat and stupid
\nBooks will cease to function
\nArt and music will be eliminated
\nThe MCAS will kill our children
\nMy grandfather will die of a heart attack before the EMTs arrive<\/p>\n

Wow.<\/p>\n

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\nAnd If the override succeeds<\/p>\n

I will leave Arlington because I can’t afford it anymore
\nArlington school administrators will grow fat
\nThe socialist party will have gained a significant strategic advantage
\nShort on funds, my summer block party will be cancelled
\nArlington will still burn to the ground
\nFamilies with no children won’t be able to afford birth control, driving them into a vicious cycle
\nGangs trolling the streets will be swallowed whole by potholes
\nThe potholes will remain. I’ve seen the DPW try to fill a pothole, they’re friggin retarded.
\nOur children will grow and flourish, basking in the titanium-white bright light of art, wisdom and knowledge, they will respect and revere their elders, caring for them through to their old age with ceremony and ritual.
\nEvery student will pass the MCAS
\nMy car’s brakes will unexpectedly fail, killing a local pedestrian and injuring 3 others<\/p>\n

All this is hinging on your vote and $60\/year.
\n…
\n…<\/p>\n

It’s a joke.
\nLaugh.<\/p>\n

lee
\n<\/arlington><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No, I should correct myself, EVERY line is a take-off of something said on the list recently! :-)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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