Today I read “Local Debt: Few Vote, Everyone Pays” by Ross Kecseg. Ross runs the DFW office for Empower Texans and Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, active in both grassroots organizing and as a volunteer in many local, state and national campaigns. I believe that Ross is trying to reach out to the people of Texas who don’t vote to inform them that what is getting voted on can possibly affect them. Ross is also reaching out to the people who are concerned about Texas debt and all the new proposals that will be on the ballot.

Ross starts the article with a very scary fact that only 8% of our largest counties actually went out to vote in the primaries and it is projected that an even smaller percentage will vote in May. Ross makes the reader very aware that Texas is growing rapidly and depends on local taxing a lot. In the last paragraph he explains how the elections are not only about electing candidates but the election will also include more costly debt proposals. With this he is basically telling the reader that their vote does matter. He list seven new proposals that will be on the ballot and tries to make it clear that everyone plays a huge role.

I agree with what Ross is saying and feel that he has a valid argument. I am one of those people who is unaware of anything that has to do with Texas Politics, so to see some of these statistics and read these facts it makes me more interested to see what else is trying to get passed. I guess as citizens we never realize that there are actually other important things to vote for other than just who is going to be the next governor.

I feel that Ross does a good job with the information he provides by backing up what he says with facts. He really wants the reader to Realize how much money is getting proposed and how it will ultimately affect more as a state. I feel that Ross does a great job of making people realize that their vote really does mean something and going out to vote can really make a difference at the polls.