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Article: A New Generation Gap // Older Suburbanites Resist Higher Taxes for Education
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 1, 1994
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After a school tax referendum failed in Chicago Heights in March,
students and parents complained in letters to local newspapers of the
"selfish and shortsighted" opposition of many voters, particularly
senior citizens.
Rejection of the tax hike, they fumed, could force the fiscally
strapped Bloom Township High School District 206 to curtail sports
and extracurricular activities.
Yet many senior citizens say it isn't fair to blame them for
voting against higher taxes, especially because they've been
supporting schools for generations.
"We're not against education by any means," said 81-year-old Mike
Clarizio. "We're just trying to hold on to what we've got. . . .
We've already paid to ...