Greggscottpub2019 t1_itonv5o wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:30 AM

There is a flip side to the equation.

Rhode Island is a mess.

Rhode Islanders tend to keep voting in recognizable names because they are familiar.

Typically because they’ve held other positions.

So… therefore they (existing people) are part of the problem.

I’m not bashing McKee at all…

He inherited a mess from years of the same mismanagement that has plagued others before him.

Nor am I advocating for Kalus…

What I AM ADVOCATING for is this:

“Hey… it can’t really get any worse; other than if we keep doing what we’ve been doing.”

Maybe it’s someone who is not beholden to our current political machine set-up that has favors to make good on that can shake things enough to show other entrenched candidates that we are fed up with status quo.

“I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.” -Thomas Jefferson

Doing the same thing over and over is an exercise in futility.

Our schools are absolutely abysmal. Our roads and bridges are frightening. Our systems are failing all taxpayers.

Our retirees have left the state in droves.

Sadly curtailed pension checks supported from our tax dollars are propping up economies of other states.

Because bad policies of politics here have made people flee due to our ridiculous property taxes and cost of living.

We pay highest electricity rates and car insurance rates IN THE COUNTRY!

It’s insidious.

And no reason for us to do so…

Maybe just maybe we all could benefit from a bit of a change…

Ryland42 t1_itsrwl2 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 1:02 AM

I'm picking one point out, schools.

I've been looking at various rankings and RI schools vary from 10th in the country to 27th which I wouldn't call abysmal. Our schools definitely have room for improvement but the rankings say they aren't as bad as you seem to think they are.

Greggscottpub2019 t1_itxyqcn wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:57 AM

They are the worst in New England… And there can’t be any excuses anymore.

Massachusetts our neighbor is amongst the best in the country.

As they are right next door, they have similar population demographics.

So why are we so deficient?!?

And why do we pay more per pupil?

We reportedly also pay teachers more than all but two other states in the country.

(More than MA)

I’m not saying I have an answer.

Or a conclusion.

I’m only pointing out the data facts.