One of the easiest discussion points for a governmental entity that has seen a tax increase fail at the ballot box is to say that voters “needed more education.”

The government leaders are close enough to the situation that they see the problems and believe they see a clear solution. If only others could see the situation in the same light as they do, they would agree that the appropriate action would be to approve their request, whether it’s for a change in policy, taxation or both.

Unfortunately, those leaders sometimes miss the bigger picture of an electorate that is wary of any tax increases or is concerned about the direction of the economy or the country in general.

Such is likely the case in Larimer County, and more specifically, the Thompson School District. In the November general election, voters rejected a pair of tax issues in the school district that would have increased teacher pay and would have raised the money necessary to pay off bonds that would have built or refurbished just about every school in the district.

Read more at The Loveland Reporter-Herald.