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# Readers not happy with school parcel tax
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/readers-not-happy-with-school-parcel-tax/
- Published: 2003-05-09T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:07:47.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Santa Monica, #archive-import

This week’s Q-Line question was: “Do you plan to vote for Measure S? Why or why not? If not, what else could the district do to generate the much-needed money?”

Here are your responses: ■ “I do not believe the schools need more money. It’s like giving drugs to a drug addict. They are so wasteful. I know people who work for the district. It is a very, very wasteful bureaucracy. Giving them more money will not fix the problem. They will just want more. Measure S is also very undemocratic.” ■ “I will vote no. For years I have voted yes and supported the schools. They need to work with the money that they have. They need to clean the schools. What I mean by this is parents have complained about students coming from outside the district. Until then there will never be enough money.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 9, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/050903.pdf?ref=smdp.com)