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Hi Kid: Have Families Been Tricked?
Featuring: Tax Increases Were Always the Plan, Just #SayDyslexia, & Colorado Makes the Dirty Dozen
Hello Hi Kid Fans & Friends! Thanks for joining us for our special Election Day edition! We are so grateful you are here and are excited about the curious community we are creating together. Depending on who you listen to, today’s federal election will bring either an end of our republic or will usher in a veritable utopia. We do not know which it will be, but what we do know is that this as an opportunity to remind our community of the importance of understanding LOCAL issues. We encourage you all to take time to engage here in Northern Colorado. There are many local issues on the ballot tomorrow, and we will take one last look at the mill levy increase requested by Poudre School District, asking the question, “Have we been tricked?” Reach out on X with any ideas about conversations you wish were happening locally. Please encourage others to subscribe to our newsletter (HERE). Join us on Telegram HERE or find us on X @HiKidHey. Let’s connect!
LET’S TALK ABOUT IT…
Have Voters Been Bamboozled?
Only 8 year olds would waste money on these treacherous candies.
Have you ever been tricked by a friend into eating one of those horrendous Beanboozled Jelly Belly candies? Some enterprising marketer at the Jelly Belly company developed a series of Jelly Belly beans which pairs jelly beans which look the same, but taste completely different. The innocent-looking little black jelly bean could be licorice or may taste like burnt rubber. The yellow speckled one? Maybe it’s yummy banana or you just may end up with a mouthful of wet dog.
We are beginning to suspect that the $49 million tax increase requested by Poudre School District on today’s ballot may be a little like these deceptive candies. Voters think they’ve been given something delicious, but we may have been tricked into swallowing a bunch of stinky socks.
Sudden School Closures
Speaking of stinky socks, last year, the PSD community was thrown into a sudden tailspin when Superintendent Brian Kingsley surprised everyone by announcing the swift and imminent closure of several PSD schools. People were shocked. Kids made signs. Teachers cried at board meetings. The superintendent’s action started a chain of events which stressed families, ignited protests, and caused beloved teachers and staff to worry about their jobs. To ameliorate the angst, the PSD Board of Education recommended passing a mill levy tax increase along to voters, telling the story that raising taxes was the way to prevent the closure of the cherished neighborhood schools.
But what if that isn’t the whole story? What if the bigger picture tells a different story?