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The recent Letters to the
Editor chiding the budget dialogue of Messrs. Cordani and Frazier beg a response.
As John Adams, once eloquently argued, “Facts are stubborn things; whatever may be our wishes, our inchnations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence”.
Here are a few stubborn facts to consider regarding Rappahannock County finances:
• Rappahannock County taxpayers fond over 68 percent of the school budget. The balance is funded by Commonwealth and Federal taxpayers.
65.5%