Joanna Pendleton, President, Guilford County Association of Educators

The Constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall are a scam meant to make voters think they are voting for a tax break when what they are really voting for is fewer and worse public goods and less ability of their local government to respond to the community's needs. At GCAE, we know that local taxes are the best taxes because we live and work with our local elected officials and have a lot of power to let them know exactly what we need from local funds. Taking power away from local governments and consolidating it at the state level is ONLY good for the people at the very top of the power structure -- not everyday working people, not our schools, and not our students.