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shouldawouldacoulda
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Posted 5:43 pm, 10/20/2020
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KonGoogle is on record as saying workers shouldn't earn enough to live.
Tough position. But he hates workers.
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bandit
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Posted 5:24 pm, 10/20/2020
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CONRAD (view profile) | Posted 6:25 am, 10/20/2020 | She parrots demonRat talking points and feels that government should create a "living wage".
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I guess that means YOU don't, right?
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sparkling water
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Posted 4:18 pm, 10/20/2020
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Folks, schools have a number of separate budgets. Each one has legally defined rules for how they are used. The county allocation is probably about 10% of the total per pupil yearly expense. The wtate kicks in the bulk if the money (or used to anyway). The feds send some as well.
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shouldawouldacoulda
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Posted 4:14 pm, 10/20/2020
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Tbagg, you whiny little ***. Spreading disinformation like you do isn't relevant to intelligent discourse.
Now go grow a pair.
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1048andonehalf
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Posted 2:52 pm, 10/20/2020
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Why can't the commissioners dictate what the county schools funds are spent on? Don't just give the schools money to spend as they please. If you have control of the money, you have control of the system.
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tmann
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Posted 9:03 am, 10/20/2020
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to the OP - It concerns me that you think that that people should have their thoughts and comments limited.
Very concerning the a supporter of Hunt does not believe in freedom of expression .
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CONRAD
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Posted 6:25 am, 10/20/2020
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She parrots demonRat talking points and feels that government should create a "living wage".
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antithesis
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Posted 3:12 am, 10/20/2020
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Not that I can tell, 1048. The budget shows $17,644,614 going to schools (not counting WCC), but it's up to the superintendent on how to distribute it.
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So if she were in office she might argue in favor of increasing funding to the schools. But the super could just spend the extra money on upgrading his office, bonuses to principals, or whatever else he feels is appropriate.
But she also doesn't say what she thinks should be cut in order to increase this funding by some undisclosed amount.
As for Medicaid expansion, that's a Democrat vs Republican thing on a state level. Until we have a Democrat majority in the General Assembly to get it passed (or the Republicans start worrying about people that aren't rich) then commissioners can talk all day about it... but it's just talk:
About recruiting better paying jobs, I think you might be wishing for a miracle on that one. Remember that, at least a few years ago, Wilkes was the least highly educated in the entire nation! And our salaries reflect that. If we want higher paying jobs then first we need to get our citizens educated, somehow get them to stay here while there are low salaries, and then the jobs that need that education will follow. But is that ever going to happen? No. And is there anything the commissioners could do to change it? No.
But that's not even what she's really talking about... she wants to talk about improving infrastructure and rural broadband access. Most of that infrastructure belongs to the state, so the county can't do a thing about that.
And if we're talking about broadband access, are we talking about the county giving grants to Wilkes Telephone or something to expand their business? Is this something that the taxpayers are really OK with? When literally everyone in the county can use satellite or cellular internet and not cost us a penny?
So I stand by what I said. A county commissioner can't do a thing about teacher's salaries, Medicaid, or improving state owned infrastructure. If these are the important issues for her then she should be running for NC House or NC Senate, where her views might actually be relevant.
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1048andonehalf
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Posted 1:09 am, 10/20/2020
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The county puts lots of money into school. The county commissioners determines how much money and what it is spent for. As for Medicaid expansion, maybe it is the states money but our commissioners can work to see out citizens get full advantage of it. Commissioners can work to recruit better paying jobs. All those things she wants are achievable by our county commissioners. They don't have to just set there and rubber stamp the status quo.
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justa
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Posted 12:54 am, 10/20/2020
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I went to school with Chalma she was very smart then and i'm sure isnt hasn't faded
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antithesis
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Posted 11:55 pm, 10/19/2020
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From her site:
Education
It's time to build and fund a first-class public education system in Wilkes. It is the single-largest employer, so we need to support our teachers to the fullest.
HealthcareWilkes County will greatly benefit from NC Medicaid expansion, and our commissioners need to prioritize the protection of our county's natural resources, as well as address the opioid crisis head-on. The EconomyWilkes County must be committed to building a stronger economy that works for everyone, build up our infrastructure, increase access to rural broadband, and create a living wage for the hard-working people of this county.
That's all fine and dandy, but a county commissioner doesn't determine teacher salaries... that's state.
A county commissioner has nothing to do with the Medicaid expansion... that's state.
A county commissioner has nothing to do with building infrastructure or minimum wage... again, that's state.
I'm sure she's a fine lady and has the best of intentions, but she has no idea what the position even does. She would go to her first meeting, these 3 ideas would be shot down because there's nothing we can do on a county level, and then what?
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sparkling water
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Posted 7:52 pm, 10/19/2020
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I have heard several people say that Ms Hunt is a fine person.
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teaching101
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Posted 7:37 pm, 10/19/2020
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I hate these sites because anyone can voice an opinion without knowing what they are talking about. When I was in school,one of my professors said he was sorry he served on the school board. He said if you want to make a difference, you need to be a county commissioner. They control the money. So yes, county commissioners are very important to the education system of a county. Yes, Chalma Hunt knows how important the county commissioners are to the education of children in our community. I wish voters were as well educated.
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