Why You Should Say No

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Why You Should Say No! to this Override

From 1996 to 2008, Framingham's General Fund has grown from $103 million to $205 million, nearly six percent per year.

Our public sector unions refuse to contribute more to their health insurance payments .

Our town's pension fund suffers from Pension Deficit Disorder and is short by $90 million. Our payments to the pension fund ($7.9 million in 2006) will be increased 4.5% annually for the next 20 years.

We will soon face a $100 million long term liability to pay for health insurance for town employees who have retired.

While our official population declines, student enrollment in schools increases but most of these are children of illegals. Our Welcoming Proclamation is working and encouraging them to come.

In Framingham, ninety (90%) percent of town/school employees are unionized.
Let's not get ourselves run out of town by unions with insatiable appetites.
School officials and police top the town's salary list.
They will keep coming back for more as long as you say Yes! How high should their salaries be before you say enough is enough ?
These public sector unions must learn to live within their means like the rest of us.

When the override supporters say you should do it for the children, the beneficiaries of the override funds will invariably be the teachers union and their salaries are already too high!.

Our schools Special Education (SPED) rate of 20% is increasing dramatically, thanks to a push by the Framingham teachers union . So much so, we may be seeing white flight.

Our vocational school, Keefe Tech is now 42% SPED. How long before it's all SPED?

The basic philosophy behind Framingham's town government is to reward failure at every turn. The only reward you get for success is higher taxes.

Your water and sewer fees have increased for three consecutive years in 2006, 2005 and 2004.

Our school salaries are too high.

We have a declining population due to huge increase in home prices. This concurs with the town census numbers I acquired.

Framingham has an ongoing policy to encourage illegal immigration and this policy is further encoded in our police chief's sanctuary policy .There is absolutely no excuse to drive seniors out of their houses due to high property taxes while the town is specifically burdening us with the costs of illegal aliens.
This override will be used to pay for the cost of the town's policy of specifically encouraging illegal aliens into Framingham Illegal immigration is clearly is an unfunded mandate being forced on us. You can reject it by saying No on any and all future overrides.
Our schools are plagued with bilingual students, most of which are children of illegals.
We also seem to be plagued with special education students.
Our schools take up the lion's share of the town's budget. Our 8,400 students that make up about 13% of our population utilize sixty three (62%) percent of our municipal budget.

The Framingham police department constitutes a systemic failure at immigration law enforcement .

We are overwhelmed with school-aged children living on tax-exempt SMOC facilities .

We are already the most expensive city in the United States.
Why raise taxes when the price of gas and heating oil is too high? Aren't we sufficiently overwhelmed with other costs in life, like mortgage payments, retirement savings, college costs, etc.

Town employees seem to have enough money that they don't bother to cash their checks

Framingham has one fire chief and four deputy chiefs . It's a top-heavy department.

Framingham has one police chief, three deputy chiefs, one chief's aide, and an assistant to the chief . The city of Worcester which is three times the size of Framingham also has three deputy police chiefs. Of course, in Framingham, most police log entries show crime activity close to our police headquarters. Besides, have you seen anyone being arrested as an illegal driving without a license .

We can't afford really part-time bus drivers getting $16/hour , full health insurance and retirement.

Our school crossing guards work 8 hours a week for $15/hour and get full family health insurance and full retirement benefits. One town meeting member calculated they get paid over $60/hour... I calculated about $75 per hour.

Chances are you cannot afford your own house.
Doesn't it strike you to be ridiculous that your children cannot afford to live in Framingham unless you bequeath your house to them?
Do you really want to make it more expensive?

An examination of the assessments in Framingham shows you who pays for the brunt of the override, the small land owner.

Don't you think we have way too many tax exempt properties including SMOC?
More then one third of all Framingham apartments are subsidized thru HUD Section 8 vouchers.
Want to pay for more subsidies?

Why You Should Say No! to this Override
From 1996 to 2008, Framingham's General Fund has grown from $103 million to $205 million, nearly six percent per year. Our public sector unions refuse to contribute more to their health insurance payments . Our town's pension fund suffers from Pension Deficit Disorder and is short by $90 million. Our payments to the pension fund ($7.9 million in 2006) will be increased 4.5% annually for the next 20 years. We will soon face a $100 million long term liability to pay for health insurance for town employees who have retired. While our official population declines, student enrollment in schools increases but most of these are children of illegals. Our Welcoming Proclamation is working and encouraging them to come. In Framingham, ninety (90%) percent of town/school employees are unionized. Let's not get ourselves run out of town by unions with insatiable appetites. School officials and police top the town's salary list. They will keep coming back for more as long as you say Yes! How high should their salaries be before you say enough is enough ? These public sector unions must learn to live within their means like the rest of us. When the override supporters say you should do it for the children, the beneficiaries of the override funds will invariably be the teachers union and their salaries are already too high!. Our schools Special Education (SPED) rate of 20% is increasing dramatically, thanks to a push by the Framingham teachers union . So much so, we may be seeing white flight. Our vocational school, Keefe Tech is now 42% SPED. How long before it's all SPED? The basic philosophy behind Framingham's town government is to reward failure at every turn. The only reward you get for success is higher taxes. Your water and sewer fees have increased for three consecutive years in 2006, 2005 and 2004. Our school salaries are too high. We have a declining population due to huge increase in home prices. This concurs with the town census numbers I acquired. Framingham has an ongoing policy to encourage illegal immigration and this policy is further encoded in our police chief's sanctuary policy .There is absolutely no excuse to drive seniors out of their houses due to high property taxes while the town is specifically burdening us with the costs of illegal aliens. This override will be used to pay for the cost of the town's policy of specifically encouraging illegal aliens into Framingham Illegal immigration is clearly is an unfunded mandate being forced on us. You can reject it by saying No on any and all future overrides. Our schools are plagued with bilingual students, most of which are children of illegals. We also seem to be plagued with special education students. Our schools take up the lion's share of the town's budget. Our 8,400 students that make up about 13% of our population utilize sixty three (62%) percent of our municipal budget. The Framingham police department constitutes a systemic failure at immigration law enforcement . We are overwhelmed with school-aged children living on tax-exempt SMOC facilities . We are already the most expensive city in the United States. Why raise taxes when the price of gas and heating oil is too high? Aren't we sufficiently overwhelmed with other costs in life, like mortgage payments, retirement savings, college costs, etc. Town employees seem to have enough money that they don't bother to cash their checks Framingham has one fire chief and four deputy chiefs . It's a top-heavy department. Framingham has one police chief, three deputy chiefs, one chief's aide, and an assistant to the chief . The city of Worcester which is three times the size of Framingham also has three deputy police chiefs. Of course, in Framingham, most police log entries show crime activity close to our police headquarters. Besides, have you seen anyone being arrested as an illegal driving without a license . We can't afford really part-time bus drivers getting $16/hour , full health insurance and retirement. Our school crossing guards work 8 hours a week for $15/hour and get full family health insurance and full retirement benefits. One town meeting member calculated they get paid over $60/hour... I calculated about $75 per hour. Chances are you cannot afford your own house. Doesn't it strike you to be ridiculous that your children cannot afford to live in Framingham unless you bequeath your house to them? Do you really want to make it more expensive? An examination of the assessments in Framingham shows you who pays for the brunt of the override, the small land owner. Don't you think we have way too many tax exempt properties including SMOC? More then one third of all Framingham apartments are subsidized thru HUD Section 8 vouchers. Want to pay for more subsidies?

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