First and foremost this was my first presidential election. i did not vote 4 years ago cuz i was @ school and just didnt have time to make it back down to raynham. I was not really concerned with it at the time cuz to me, it was not a huge deal. I'm not into politics at all, but this time it felt different. The issues really will have an impact on my life. I am so happy that Obama won. Its great to see someone young, eloquent and motivated in the white house!! Im excited to see if things actually do change. Its scary having half your household income coming in from a state job in these bad economic times. So heres to at least four years of change! :)
The ballot questions in MA also really concerned me. Question 1 would have eliminated the income tax, which would have cut programs and jobs. Thankfully this didnt pass. Question 2 was about marijuana. This unfortunately passed. so drug dealers, come on down to MA and distribute your contraband. Question 3 was to ban greyhound racing in MA. This is something that was very near and dear to my heart. My mom has worked @ the track for 24 years!! I grew up watching the dogs!! The whole issue was ridiculous to me. Dogs run. Its what they do. How Grey2k can say this is inhumane is absurd to me! Why dont they go after real issues?! Puppy mills, Mall pet stores, etc! The dogs in pet stores are in their cages for WEEKS if not MONTHS with no exercise! How they could think that owners of greyhounds would mistreat their dogs (who make them money) is ridiculous!!! What about horse racing? Horses get euthanized for having a broken ankle! When the dogs get hurt they are put up for an adoption into a good home. Working in advertising, it makes me so aggravated that that the No on 3 people didnt even TRY. They should have brought to light the lies of the grey2k fanaticals. They should have reminded people how much revenue and taxes the tracks bring in! I am so proud of my mom for taking a stand against these people. For attending countless rallies and trying to educate the people. My shy mother even appeared in a Tv commercial! (reading the comments, these people are morons, we are not 'trailer trash' my mother is a stay at home mom and put her family before her career, and this job was perfect for that). This morning my mom calls me in tears because a the opinions of a few crazy radicals shut down her job. In her 5o's she has no idea what she is going to do for a job. I feel so awful for her, the other workers and most of all the dogs. What is going to happen to all these dogs? Most of them will go to states with little regulation and they will be abused. I fear i may have to go adopt 5 new family members :(
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