Realizing how difficult it is to pass tax issues today, many school boards with all good intentions place them on the ballot before the money is really needed. They do this so if the tax issues are not approved, they have another chance to get them passed before serious educational cuts have to be made. In states where school districts must rely on the passage of a local tax referendum to fund at least part of their operations, this is a common practice. However, in trying to be responsible by asking for the money before it is really needed, often what school officials actually end up doing is to trigger a chain reaction of negative side effects, or unintended consequences, that surface later down the road. To complicate matters, the growing parade of tax issue attempts begins to wear down both school district employees and the citizens who are working to pass them. After a while, school officials grow weary of losing and decide to appease the no-voters by freezing staff salaries, cutting athletics, eliminating busing and making other cuts and reductions. However, since no-voters have an insatiable appetite for making cuts, these reductions only serve as additional proof to them that the school district has more money than it needs.