Is there a purpose for this?

On tuesday the house was full of guests as the legislature was trying to get through 4 very strong issues that are troubling many citizens of Texas right now. The four on topic were abortion, human cloning, states rights, and immigration. These are topics that I personally feel can't be just pushed under the rug. It seems as though that day many people were there trying to get all of the many messages they had across, when actually it seemed more of a rush. The problem here I think is that when issues like this are presented they should be given equal time and equal attention. That day while some anxious abortion mothers were surrounded by lobbyists in suits and illegal immigrants just as anxious as them, it seemed like there was no single attention to any of the sides. I understand that some meetings will run into others, but these topics should require full attention. Apparently these meetings ran into the late hours and held many people there. Yes I'm sure what had to be taken care of, got taken care of, but amidst all of the excitement I don't think it's fair that these would be all taken care of at the same time. These issues should take time to figure out and should be given the proper respect.

I completly agree!

I just got done reading Ms. Jazzs' blog in http://servingthecitizens.blogspot.com/ about the tax exepmtions for college students on textbooks. I completly agree with Ms. Jazz in that having a tax exemption would relieve so much stress. If you break down everything for a college course payment you have the price of the course itself, cost of the book or books, and then lastly the needed material for that class which may not be very much, but it is still something to be factored in. Another point she makes is paying for all of this when we have this economic downfall. The prices for everything right now has gone up and it has gotten to a point where a change may not just come over night. I liked that point she brought up because it is the truth. I can't imagine being a full time student right now and try to have a normal life when it comes to making ends meet. Yes it is possible with financial aid, but when everything is added up, it's really a wonder there aren't less people in school. I had a discussion in my speech class about this very topic of ways to cut the cost of schooling in any kind of way. We came up with many solutions. Sure some of them would take time to really figure out and put a plan to, but when we have something as simple as just passing a bill, I think these other solutions could come easier. Books are really what the kicker is when it comes to showing that school is pretty costly. We came up with things like having no text books and letting teachers come up with what might be needed for the class, fundraisers, a stronger checkout system in the library. All of those things are ways that could not only help with the cost of books, but also the overall cost of school itself. I honestly believe that if we could initiate these tax breaks that it would help tremendously for everyone. Not having taxes on books would be that little bit of help that could actually go a long way.

I think Ms. Jazz chose an awesome topic to right about and I think just about everyone would agree with what she had to say in her blog. She pointed out many aspects of the schooling process that didn't have to do just with the cost. One thing I would tell her would be to also think about when we have a tax free weekend how many people are out getting stuff just because it will help in the long run. Having no taxes on books, I can imagine, would be just like that too!!!!