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Originally Posted by haertig
The taxpayers pay for the library. It's their choice to fund it or not, for whatever reason(s) they decide. They voted against this libraries funding not once, but twice. That is not a mistake or an anomaly.
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Yep. This was a 10 year bond and often city departments ask for more than they need – so a certain number of no votes (probably the majority) will be against the bond in general. Apparently this library recently obtained $265,000 in a GoFundMe funds, but that won't "last long." Huh? This is a small library in a town of 8,000 to 10,000 people, how big does their operating budget need to be? I see they're currently understaffed and the library is open for limited hours – and they're looking to hire more employees. So the hyperbole from
USA Today and other "news" outlets seems to be a little skewed when talking about how they'll "have to shut down."
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Originally Posted by haertig
I imagine there is a lot more behind the majority voting "no" on the funding than this news article is presenting. The article implies that the voters are pushing an agenda. My gut tells me that it is more likely the news media that is pushing an agenda. You can't trust the media to report in an unbiased manner any more. So my take on this is, "There is more to this story..."
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I think you're probably right, but the mainstream media never let's the truth get in the way of "good propaganda."