Posted on 03/01/2010 12:36:39 PM PST by Notoriously Conservative
In my home state of Utah, a bill was recently shot down that proposed allowing private companies to advertise on the outside of school buses, just like they do city buses, with all proceeds going directly to public education. It was shot down even though the majority of Utahns support it.
I say that as long as the ads are approved by the school district and won't have a negative impact on the kids, I'm all for it. I see nothing to lose, but a lot of money to gain.
What are your thoughts on this?
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Why not? They will look at how much money they didn’t get if this is shot down and raise taxes by just that amount. When those pigs get that money and it still isn’t enough then they will send goons out into the street to take us by the ankles, hold us upside down and shake us until all our money falls out.
So the ads will be from homosexual activist groups, Planned Parenthood, Organizing for America, and ACORN??
I am thinking the companies with the money to post ads are going to be - Coca-Cola, Pepsico, McDonald’s, etc.
Good idea - as long as the ads were for commercial products and not propaganda for liberal group think & global warming rubbish.
I don’t mind the ads as you have defined them. I like the idea of raising money for education.
With the governments’ reluctance to stop any spending, I have to say no because it is and will never be enough to satisfy the beast.
Meet these tests, and I think it is a great idea, no different from letting advertisers post billboards in stadiums were the kids play ball.
Like I said, I think it’s a good idea, as long as the ads are approved, and not radical or bad for kids.
If eliminates the need for increased School Taxes, go for it.
Exactly.
I’m pretty sure Poway Unified School District in San Diego County was selling ads on high school math tests some time back. It made the national news.
“...as the ads are approved by the school district...”
How much control do the citizens have over the school district? It might be different in Utah with the religious influence, but some places you could justly fear ads for too many things the citizens and parents wouldn’t approve.
The more of a school’s budget that doesn’t have to be taken involuntarily from my pocket the better.
Woo-hoo! Budweiser! Joe Camel!
Less taxes are always a plus
Trojans!
Not in my district please!
It’s just not worth it?
I see too many unforeseen and unintended consequences.
It’s a foot in the door for future expansion.
Then, there’s the issue of oversight.
Will there be yet another school district admin position?
Will a liberal school board favor liberal ads?
Will they have to be graffiti proof?
Will the advertisements be shown to parents first?
Supreme Court cases are expensive.
Who will pay legal costs when a parent sues?
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Who will get approval?
No junk food, no soda, no candy, no meat products....
And when Planned Parenthood, NOW, and CAIR take out ads, what will you do?
Fairly stupid idea, are we so broke that we even need to put ads on school buses?
It’s an issue that will have to be decided by every school board of every district across the country, and it sounds like fun. Go for it.
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