Proposition 15

Cancer takes deadly toll on Texans' lives and economy
http://www.caller.com/news/2007/oct/11/cancer-takes-deadly-toll-on-texans-lives-and-nov/

Would you vote to pass a bill that requires you to pay $3 billion in taxes this year? What if it was a bill to pass $3 billion in bonds for cancer research?

Proposition 15 requires the creation of The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and authorizes issuance of up to $3 billion in bonds for research in Texas to find the causes and cures for cancer.

Let me brake it down for you again...

This $3 billion in bonds, is actually in public obligation bonds. Now this means it is a loan to the state of Texas for whatever the dollar amount. This loan will not be paid by the Texas government, but by you and I.

When I first read this article online in the opinion section at caller.com it quickly became apparent that I should be interested in this article. First by giving a break down of cancers death rate, which is one in four deaths, then by boldly stating that it is one of deadliest diseases in Texas. The editorial writer acted like a roper and lasowed me in to read the rest of the article. Unfortunately a reference is not given for this vital information, information most would like to read more about.

Basically the editor wants to point out that cancer is a killer, and state should fund research for that. Hold it right there! The state of Texas will not be providing any money for this, the people who live and work here will! Why can't they just say that? Hey Texans', please donate all of your hard earned money so that we can research cancer! That wouldn't work, not here, not now, so they disguise it as a bond to ease the pain. The article relys on the one out of four factor. That means out of you, your mom, dad, and sibling, one of you will have cancer. Harsh reality isn't it? That is their plan. Before reading this article, I was under the assumption that government already funded institutions like this, knowing more about the subject enables me to make the right decision at the polls. I think it is safe to say that the importance of the information in this article is very clear and to the point.

The Texas State Cancer Registry released some very heart stopping statistics, pardon the pun, on cancer. It said that this year alone 95,000+ Texans will be diagnosed with cancer and 37,000 will die of cancer. Cancer is also the leading cause of death in women ages 35-74, which is good to know for me because I am a short 10 years away from 35. The threat is there for men as well, being the second deadliest disease between the ages 45-74.

SUCCESS, this is the only word you need to describe this article. It convinced me to become educated on bonds in Texas, and to support the ones that are right for me. Previously I thought the Texas government handled large tasks like this, but now I know better. We must stand together in order to help each other, the only way to do that is to be educated on the topic at hand.

I say: vote YES on proposition 15 or die!

The editorial writers at the Corpus Christi Caller Times would also like you to vote YES, on this proposition, approving the $3 billion in bonds.