Top Twenty Employees Could Finance ESPLOST!!!

The BOE wants to raise taxes on everyone, the rich, the poor, and the unemployed. Is that what responsible elected officials do during a recession?

Some frequently told lies by the BOE:

Those who do not pay property tax and/or live outside the county, but work and travel in and through Camden, will pay a significant portion of the ESPLOST – estimates say 35 to 40 percent.

TRSP Review: Who does not pay property taxes? Those who rent!!! So if you rent your house to someone else you don't have to pay property taxes!!! A landlord still pays taxes on that property it does not matter if the person living there owns or rents, taxes are still paid on that piece of land. A renter does not just pay the landlords mortgage, he or she also has the taxes and repairs added in to the price of the rent.

Don't believe that 40% will come from our massive tourist industry. Just ask the local hotel owners if the hotels are booked fully every night!!!

Approximately 90 percent of the District’s operating budget pays salaries of teachers and other staff. The remaining portion covers daily operating expenses such as utilities – water, natural gas and electricity – fuel, and supplies such as textbooks.

TRSP Review:
More bull crap, the state sets teachers pay and funds 100% of that pay. The school adds up to $4,000 more based on their education level. The budget is 81 million, with 61 million going to salaries. That leaves 20 million for the rest, and if they would allow kids to bring home their text books they could cut that cost in half. Oh a budget cut how dare I say that. And let's not forget we have a weight room and football field that 28 out 32 NFL teams would die for.

Will a “Yes” vote increase my property tax?
No. The penny sales tax spreads the responsibility of providing quality facilities for our children to all citizens (and visitors) of the community, not just homeowners. Anybody who spends money in Camden County is funding the ESPLOST whether or not they live in the county. Estimates suggest that approximately 35-40 percent of the funding may be provided by citizens who reside outside Camden County.

TRSP Review: I know I already covered this but look at the first line. They call it a penny tax. It will only cost you a penny more. Yeah if all you buy is a coke or a candy bar. But don't buy them together, because it will cost you 2 pennies more, but they don't want to say it that way. And heavens what if you were going to buy a house, so you could pay taxes, will it only cost you a penny more?


So here is my plan:

The top twenty paid employees could pay this tax. They could donate just $50,000 of their pay a year for the next ten years. This would give the school 40 million more than the ESPLOST (Everyone Should Pay Lousy Outrageous Sales Tax). This would ensure every school could have a green space park, not just St Marys. If these employees paid this tax it would still leave them with $50,000 plus a year in pay. That is more than half the people in the county make in a year. We live in a county were 33% of our citizens live below the poverty line. I know some of you are saying how can I ask these people to do this? Well it's simple they have no problem asking me for money. Every other week my kids bring home notes asking for money for this and that. Fundraising efforts for what?

So these twenty people below will receive a phone call from me in the next week or so. I will ask them to donate to the ESPLOST instead of taxing the poor in our county. As I talk to these people I will tell you what they have to say.
I am sure they are not going to like me asking them for money, but they sure never minded asking me.

Here is the list, I look forward to talking to all of you. Please don't avoid my call as not talking to me will not look good in defense of the ESPLOST.

1. HARDIN,WILLIAM C SUPERINTENDENT $156,139.46
2. JORDAN,LIZZIE DIRECTOR OF MEDIA SERVICES $123,656.32
3. TUCKER,JOHN H PRINCIPAL $121,807.96
4. BLOUNT,GARY W PLANT OPERATIONS DIR $117,875.12
5. STEWART,MARK V PLANT OPERATIONS DIR $114,856.32
6. GIBBS,JAMES L DIRECTOR OF CURRICUL $111,676.16
7. MILLER,JONATHAN C PERSONNEL/HUMAN RESO $110,329.24
8. LABELLE,JOSEPH PRINCIPAL $110,008.93
9. BIRD,JOBETH PRINCIPAL $109,852.38
10. SAPP,SHEILA E PRINCIPAL $107,208.93
11. GOBLE,JOSEPH M PRINCIPAL $107,010.06
12. HERRON,JEFF S ATHLETICS DIRECTOR $106,099.03
13. GILLETTE,REBECCA DIRECTOR OF CURRICUL $105,023.12
14. BRUCE,AMBER D PRINCIPAL $103,608.93
15. VAN BLARCUM,ARTHUR DIRECTOR OF STUDENT $103,275.12
16. STRICKLAND,BEVERLY TITLE I DIRECTOR $102,391.88
17. TUCKER,TAWANA N SPECIAL EDUCATION DI $101,991.88
18. MCMANIGAL,ANGELA A PRINCIPAL $101,542.89
19. TAYLOR,WALTER PRINCIPAL $100,809.42
20. CATO,DENISE A ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL $100,753.34

It's a shame our football coach makes more that any teacher. Shows just were the priorities of our school is. It's not education it's state championships. Our schools are changing from teaching the basics to teaching careers. How many of our football students go on to have successful careers in the NFL. What more important to our school a high school championship or a successful career?