On Sunday, May 12, 2002, at 08:19 PM, Rick wrote:
> Hello all, > > I do appreciate all the comments and suggestions but pardon me, how > would we pay for all of this?!!! > > According to my calculations, the 3% tax decrease that George W gave his wealthy buddies is enough to nearly TRIPLE the number of teachers in the United States AND raise their average salary. Another good source would be the increased defense spending that W wants. That increase is greater than the entire defense budget of Britain. How about all the money everybody wants to spend on a damn sports stadium? The problem is that, as a culture, we favor sports heroes and deride our intellectuals. This culture exists strongly in our schools where smart kids learn to hide their intellect and are indirectly and even DIRECTLY told not to make the other kids look bad. In short, competition in the classroom is frowned upon but lauded in gym class. The entire system is flawed. Yes, when I have kids I will send them to a private school because I don't want them to suffer through what I and many of friends suffered. How will I pay for it? I don't know but I will find a way because their education is a hell of lot more important than red-herrings like drug-wars, terrorist threats and sports stadiums. Robert Schmid Central _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
