Show Letter to the Editor SICK OF SMART I am disappointed to find an organization such as SMART given page front-page status and banner headlines in two consecutive consecutive consecutive con con- issues of the Horizon It is barely newsworthy that some thirty or more students participated when the combined population of and the U of U is over stud students lt Where is representation for those who feel that tives provide a viable alternative alternative tive tiye to to increasing ever-increasing taxes That government and education education education tion need a thorough hou housecleaning housecleaning house house- e- e cleaning Initiatives A B and C represent represent represent sent one of the few opportunities opportunities opportunities Utah citizens will ever have to directly influence the course of government As a taxpayer and a student I cannot cannot cannot can can- not pretend indifference As a taxpayer I have been long offended by a system that says it cant can't afford to pay teachers fire-fighters fire or police but can always justify plush new buildings ever- ever larger administrative staffs and multitudes of ill con ce ved projects As a student any increase intUItion intuition in intuition tuition pales to insignificance when compared to the current current current cur cur- rent tax-burden tax through the course of a working career I r I believe there is enough money for if education it is used wisely The initiatives are a first tentative step on the long hard road back to responsive responsible government We must make it clear that government deserves to prosper no better than the citizens it serves That if we must choose between having one a year administrator administrator administrator ad ad- or two teachers well we'll take the teachers steps First-steps are often of necessity simplistic Throwing Throwing Throwing Throw Throw- ing tea into Boston Harbor was an uncomplicated task Refining the underlying ideals into a workable political philosophy took years Such is the case with Initiatives A B and C. C By Dana snow |