VOTE FOR
"THE TEAM THAT CARES"
(1) LANGON (2) PATRICK (3) SOLDNER
"THE TEAM THAT CARES"
(1) LANGON (2) PATRICK (3) SOLDNER
TUESDAY MAY 18, 2010 BUDGET VOTE
Kingston School Board Candidates
"THREE DYNAMIC LEADERS WORKING FOR THE TAXPAYER"
"THREE DYNAMIC LEADERS WORKING FOR THE TAXPAYER"
KCSD VOTING BUDGET $140.489.253
"BOTTOM LINE"
"INCREASE IN TAXES 4.7% IF BUDGET PASSES"
Kingston has exceeded the level of taxation it can afford.
Salaries and related costs amount to 84% of the school budget.
Pensions and benefits were 45% of personnel expenses in 2004-2005 but grew to 61% in 2010-2011.
Student scores improve but gaps remain between groups.
KCSD Budget in 1996-97 was $79,361.094
Student enrollment in 1996-97 was 7,871
Student enrollment in 2010-2011 7,020 (decrease)
KCSD Proposed Budget if passed for 2010-2011 is $140.489.253
KCSD Budget has increased $64,128.159 since 1996-97 while student enrollment has decreased.
Cost per student in the Kingston City School District $20,000.
FACT: New York State is Broke!
In 2005 KHS Graduation rate was 63.6% (Times Herald Record)
In 2009 KHS Graduation rate 60% recently quoted in the local media.
"BOTTOM LINE"
"INCREASE IN TAXES 4.7% IF BUDGET PASSES"
Kingston has exceeded the level of taxation it can afford.
Salaries and related costs amount to 84% of the school budget.
Pensions and benefits were 45% of personnel expenses in 2004-2005 but grew to 61% in 2010-2011.
Student scores improve but gaps remain between groups.
KCSD Budget in 1996-97 was $79,361.094
Student enrollment in 1996-97 was 7,871
Student enrollment in 2010-2011 7,020 (decrease)
KCSD Proposed Budget if passed for 2010-2011 is $140.489.253
KCSD Budget has increased $64,128.159 since 1996-97 while student enrollment has decreased.
Cost per student in the Kingston City School District $20,000.
FACT: New York State is Broke!
In 2005 KHS Graduation rate was 63.6% (Times Herald Record)
In 2009 KHS Graduation rate 60% recently quoted in the local media.
VOTE ON TUESDAY MAY 18
FOR 1-2-3 IN THE VOTING BALLOT LINEUP
(1) LANGON (2) PATRICK (3) SOLDNER
FOR 1-2-3 IN THE VOTING BALLOT LINEUP
(1) LANGON (2) PATRICK (3) SOLDNER
Correction made to original post of the Proposed Budget Amount Corrected 5/17/10.
5 comments:
Correction:New York State is not "broke". Gimme a brrrreak. It may have financial strain but certainly can (and does) meet its obligations;therefore does not meet the definition of being "broke." Get your "facts" straight.
Before you challenge me do your homework. Get the FACTS STRAIGHT. Instead of attaking me STAND UP and maybe you should consider running for office. It takes a considerable amount of time and LEADERSHIP.
New York has run out of cash and Governor Paterson ordered his budget staff to delay payments to counties, schools, local governments and non-profit service providers until things improve.
During today's speech on Wall Street today, Governor David Paterson and his staff revealed that despite actions taken last week by the state legislature, New York state will essentially end the month of December with a negative billion dollar bank balance.
Governments run out of cash all the time and run deficits and experience cash flow issues, sometimes severe, and so do businesses. This is simply not the definition of "broke". That was my only point here and I'm happy to stand on that point. I say the definition of broke is having no income whatsoever and not being able to pay any bill, and that simply is not the case with New York State, Ma'am. I am not attacking you but I do challenge your statement on that.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bankrupt
If we accept as a premise, Ma'am, that the above definition of "bankrupt" is synonymous with what we mean when we say "broke"(which I think is reasonable but you may dispute this connection if you wish), then we can say the definition of the term means unable to pay one's bills PERIOD;being able to pay these on a deferred basis, which I most certanly agree is the case in NY these days because I have some direct knowledge of this, while certainly meeting the definition of being financially strained, financially stressed, and operating with deficit spending, simply is not the same thing as the meaning of "bankrupt."
Such terms and arguments, if you recall, were recently applied to the City of Kingston in recent budget battles under the strain of reduced income from the state;however, it was decided, and I agree, that declaring "bankruptcy" would not be appropriate, as the city of Kingston, again while under financial strain, does not meet the definition of being "bankrupt."
The "bottom line" is that we can all most certainly agree that there is strain and even GREAT financial strain in New York State finances;however, at least as of this point in time, we cannot declare the state "bankrupt." The only government entity that I recall that in fact went bankrupt was New York City, I believe under Mayor Beame, in the 1970's(I may have my facts on this wrong but the essential part I believe is correct). That was a very real bankruptcy that met the definition of the term;the above examples do not as yet accomplish that.
Well I guess you have to get your facts together also, as you lost another one.
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