Hedless conspiracy.

Noted in passing, over at the irreplaceable Slacktivist:

(One, possibly minor, but real, contributing factor to the trend of failing referendums and, thus, cuts in school budgets: “Tax hike” uses four fewer characters than “school funds.” This is why, my headline-writing friends on the copy desk tell me, you are more likely to read a headline that says, “District to vote on tax hike” than one that reads “District to vote on school funds.”)