Do you think a lot of budgets will be voted down this year?

I know it's about that time and with the increasing cost of fuel and food do you think a lot of people will panic and vote down the budgets?

Will if affect your job?

Re: Do you think a lot of budgets will be voted down this year?

I don't work on LI but YES I do believe many budgets will be voted down

Re: Do you think a lot of budgets will be voted down this year?

Yes, I do think more budgets than usual will be voted down this year.

Re: Do you think a lot of budgets will be voted down this year?

Unfortunately I think there will be many budgets voted down. It shouldn't effect my job, but perhaps my department. They are trying to start up a FLES program again and I'm thinking if the budget fails that will be put on the back burner again.

Re: Do you think a lot of budgets will be voted down this year?

I disagree and I believe that most budgets will pass this year. The amount of state aid for many districts on Long Island have increased. Both the budget in the district I work in and live in are pretty good this year.

Re: Do you think a lot of budgets will be voted down this year?

I just hope that they create reasonable budgets.

Re: Do you think a lot of budgets will be voted down this year?

I think under the new budget we will not see as many voted down that we would have seen under Pataki's original budget. I do think that certain district that usually fail may fail but I know in my district, they historically pass their budgets but this year there is talk of it not passing more so than I have ever heard in the 12 years I have been there. I think certain districts that normally pass their budgets, I think some communities are starting to reach their breaking point.

Re: Do you think a lot of budgets will be voted down this year?

Not sure.... I think it depends on the district.

But even though I am a teacher and benefit from a district with very high property taxes, at the same time it's like how much more can you bleed people dry? It's getting harder and harder for the "average" person to survive on LI. People are paying sometimes close to and over a $1k a MONTH in taxes. it's insanity and not right.