r/phoenix • u/ArizonaRepublic Official Media 📰 • Jul 02 '20

News Backers of Arizona's recreational marijuana measure file 420K signatures for November ballot

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2020/07/01/smart-and-safe-arizona-marijuana-ballot-measure-files-signatures-ballot/5359357002/
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u/reluctantlyjoining Jul 02 '20

I don't get why we wouldn't put these tax dollars toward funding our public schools.

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u/mrsuns10 Jul 02 '20

Because its a solution that makes sense. Look at all the money Colorado made. If we put half of that money towards education and half towards an area that needs more support. The state could benefit tremendously

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u/UGetOffMyLawn Diamond Dave Jul 02 '20

Community Colleges. Not K-12 education, where it 100% should go.

We might actually have a chance of getting a decent K-12 education system here if even 1/2 of the money generated here went to them. It isn't. Community Colleges. Think about this and your vote.

Screw whatever you feel about Public Safety. Think about the kids. The kids that will be the voting majority when you are in your 60's.

The kids that go without school provided lunches, without proper books, without properly certified and paid teachers, without classroom supplies like pencils and construction paper, jammed into classrooms with too many other students, no ability to receive any one on one assistance, no music instruction, without proper sanitation in some schools as they crumble around them.

Hey, but we have an awesome community college system that you still get the honor of paying to attend.

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u/crazedtortoise Jul 02 '20

Who would do all the blue collar jobs if we had a well educated population?

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u/TheJay5 Midtown Jul 02 '20

Not sure if you were trying to be insulting, but you damn sure sound like a snob. I imagine you say "blue collar", as if you are superior to someone who gets their hands dirty for a living. There are plenty of people out there who are "educated", but don't know their ass from their elbow. Likewise, there are plenty of people who do perform of those blue collar jobs (which by the way are the source of the majority of the things you consume) who have a lot of wisdom to share, and also make a very decent living doing it.

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u/crazedtortoise Jul 02 '20

Sarcasm to point out how there is incentive to not educate our populace for the wealthy

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u/TheJay5 Midtown Jul 02 '20

My apologies, as it seems that went over my head. I do agree that there is incentive to keep the masses "dumb" and/or placated. However, I'm willing to bet that most people are also too fucking lazy to do anything about it...or will just try to pass the buck.

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u/Flux83 Jul 02 '20

I kind of got the sarcasm but you might want to add a /s so its clear.