“Now, was this tax actually used to fund programs for abused and neglected children or not? Do you know? If it wasn’t you may have some kind of point to make. If it was used properly, take it up with the Arkansas electorate.”
These are all pathetic excuses.
This is no different, than if you say had a friend, who comes to you and begs for money, because she doesn’t have money for food for her child. So you give her money — then she spends it on booze and drugs, or whatever, and comes to you again asking for money “for food for her child”. The difference is, that you can finally come to your senses and stop giving her money, but when the government does it, you don’t have a choice, they keep taking money from you “for the children”, while wasting the take on whatever they want.
Again, evidence of misuse of the funds ~ we need it, else your commentary is wasted.