If vouchers pass ' ' '

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If vouchers pass . . .
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Each year vouchers will increase in value.
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Each year more students will become eligible for
vouchers until . . .
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Each year more students will become eligible for
vouchers until . . .
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. . . in 13 years, every private school student
will qualify for a voucher.
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According to official estimates, vouchers will
then cost the state 71,000,000 a year.
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71 million is more than the amount the state
spends on kindergarten,
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71 million is more than the amount the state
spends on kindergarten, programs for children
at risk of failing,
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71 million is more than the amount the state
spends on kindergarten, programs for children
at risk of failing, adult education programs,
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71 million is more than the amount the state
spends on kindergarten, programs for children
at risk of failing, adult education
programs, gifted and talented programs,
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71 million is more than the amount the state
spends on kindergarten, programs for children
at risk of failing, adult education
programs, gifted and talented programs, charter
schools,
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71 million is more than the amount the state
spends on kindergarten, programs for children
at risk of failing, adult education
programs, gifted and talented programs, charter
schools, school buildings,
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71 million is more than the amount the state
spends on kindergarten, programs for children
at risk of failing, adult education
programs, gifted and talented programs, charter
schools, school buildings, classroom supplies,
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71 million is more than the amount the state
spends on kindergarten, programs for children
at risk of failing, adult education
programs, gifted and talented programs, charter
schools, school buildings, classroom
supplies, state parks,
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71 million is more than the amount the state
spends on kindergarten, programs for children
at risk of failing, adult education
programs, gifted and talented programs, charter
schools, school buildings, classroom
supplies, state parks, environmental
quality, drug courts, Aging and Adult
Services, the Highway Patrol, the Departments of
Natural Resources and Agriculture combined, the
Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, and the
School Lunch Program.
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Vouchers will become one of the single most
expensive entitlement programs in Utah state
government.
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Vouchers will become one of the single most
expensive entitlement programs in Utah state
government.
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In November, you will get to exercise your Utah
constitutional right to vote on vouchers.
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In November, you will get to exercise your Utah
constitutional right to vote on vouchers. Vote NO
on Citizens State Referendum Number 1.
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Notes

• Annual cost of 71 million calculated by the
  Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
• Cost of programs noted represent their
  appropriation of state tax dollars for fiscal
  year 2007-2008 and are taken from Governor
  Huntsmans FY 2008 Budget Summary Book