I know I am going to catch a lot of flack for asking this: but why the hell is Issue 1 on the ballot?

As I understand it, Issue 1 requires that the state BORROW $200 million dollars so it can give recent war veterans somewhere between $50 and $100 a month for the next ten months as a kind of ‘thank you for doing your job’ bonus.

Let me be clear here: I have every level of respect for our veterans. But I can think of a lot better ways to spend $200 millions dollars than just writing […]