Real estate is local in nature. We all know that. Many people look at a community, city, or town to decide if it is a good fit for them. One of the biggest things people with children look at is the school systems and rightfully so.
In my home state of NC, Charlotte, the largest city is facing a budget shortfall just like most cities and towns across the nation. Unfortunately they have decided to cut close to 50 million from the school system budget. I understand in hard times sacrifices have to be made, but wait, there is more to the story.
The local news has started airing stories about some public garbage cans that a local artist is going to decorate at a cost of $12,000.00 each. Also, they have installed some modern art sculptures at the airport for $65,000.00. The stories go on and on with art project after art project.
I like art. I think art is important in society. Should art be paid for by local tax dollars when the school budget gets cut? I think this speaks badly of the city and sends out the wrong message. It is decisions like these that will have Charlotte ranking lower and lower on national rankings when it comes to cities where people want to live or have a high quality of life. Charlotte will sure be pretty with all of it's art but it will also be extremely stupid because they neglected their responsibility to education their children.
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