Child Care Services fee would benefit too few

TO THE EDITOR:

Last week I voted against your right to decide whether or not the Child Care Services fee should be increased by $10.37.

By doing so I protected the freedom of students who wouldn't want to pay an increase for a program that benefits less than 1 percent of the student population.

There is a reason why many call democracy a tyranny of the majority. Those who oppose my position claim that they are on the moral high ground and that a grave injustice was done to the student body by its representatives.

However it is morally bankrupt to suggest that some students should have the right to tell his or her peers that they must pay more in student fees for a program that caters to fewer than 100 students no matter how noble the cause is.

Before I voted down the referendum proposal I suggested to Student Body President J.J. Raynor and the rest of those lobbying for child care services that they change the proposed bill to allow students to voluntarily add the $10 fee onto their own account. This would allow those who would have wanted the increased fee to contribute while also benefiting the program overall. At this point it seems like my suggestion has not been taken very seriously.

We must help our fellow man without encroaching on the liberties of one another.



Steve Kwon

Student Congress

District 6