Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-12 Thread reader
The biggest problem with all this, is that dictionaries use old 
definitions... and the definition of a dynamic political ideology is bound 
to change.

I'm far closer to the "definition" quoted, and yet, today, nobody would 
dream of calling me a "liberal".

This makes conversations a lot harder.

And tempers a lot hotter.







- Original Message - 
From: "George Rogato" 
To: "WISPA General List" 
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools


> Liberalism is a broad class of political philosophies that considers
> individual liberty and equality to be the most important political 
> goals.[1]
>
> Liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity.
> Within liberalism, there are various streams of thought which compete
> over the use of the term "liberal" and may propose very different
> policies, but they are generally united by their support for
> constitutional liberalism, which encompasses support for: freedom of
> thought and speech, limitations on the power of governments, the rule of
> law, an individual's right to private property,[2] and a transparent
> system of government.[3][4][5] All liberals, as well as some adherents
> of other political ideologies, support some variant of the form of
> government known as liberal democracy, with open and fair elections,
> where all citizens have equal rights by law.[6]
>
>
> Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism
>>
>> That one is about as far off as it can get.  I think liberalism is
>> interested in equal outcome, not equal opportunity.  It's interested in
>> eliminating the poor, bad grades, winners and losers etc.  Liberalism 
>> wants
>> to make sure you don't loose that house you shouldn't have etc.
>>
>> 
>>
>> marlon
>>
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "Brad Belton" 
>> To: "'WISPA General List'" 
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>
>>
>>> Responded off list, but this is interesting...especially the last
>>> paragraph...
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Tom Sharples
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:29 AM
>>> To: WISPA General List
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>
>>> In the early 1920's, things got to the point in Germany where it cost 
>>> 100
>>> million marks to send a letter across town. Be careful what you wish 
>>> for.
>>>
>>> Tom S.
>>>
>>> - Original Message - 
>>> From: "Brad Belton" 
>>> To: "'WISPA General List'" 
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:32 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>
>>>
>>>> Oh!!!...you just hit the nail on the head!  If the money is for 
>>>> me...well
>>>> then it's ok.  Someone else and then it's not.  
>>>>
>>>> That's why I'm for the $7k, $20k, $80k (whatever it is) check sent to 
>>>> my
>>>> home address made out to Yours Truly instead!
>>>>
>>>> Then we're all benefiting and can stimulate the economy as we each see
>>>> fit.
>>>>
>>>> Brad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -Original Message-
>>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of George Rogato
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:23 PM
>>>> To: WISPA General List
>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>>
>>>> I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15
>>>> Trillion by the time they are all done.
>>>>
>>>> Seriously.
>>>>
>>>> For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have 
>>>> yet
>>>> to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far right, and
>>>> we have plenty of both around here, that think any of this bail out is
>>>> worth while.
>>>> I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us stimulate that way. I
>>>> hear let them fail, it's natural for the weak to fail, and it;s there
>>>> own fault.

Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-12 Thread Jerry Richardson
Don't get me started. 


 
 
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Jerry Richardson 
airCloud Communications

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Behalf Of rea...@muddyfrogwater.us
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 1:54 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools

You're seeing LOCAL government cutting back, but not the federal.   It's

going to grow by at least 500,000 to 700,000 new employees in the next
couple of years.






- Original Message - 
From: "Brad Belton" 
To: "'WISPA General List'" 
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools


> That's kind of the point.  Travis's post illuminated that many of us
are
> seeing jobs being lost across the board including in the government 
> sector.





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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-12 Thread reader
You're seeing LOCAL government cutting back, but not the federal.   It's 
going to grow by at least 500,000 to 700,000 new employees in the next 
couple of years.






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From: "Brad Belton" 
To: "'WISPA General List'" 
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools


> That's kind of the point.  Travis's post illuminated that many of us are
> seeing jobs being lost across the board including in the government 
> sector.




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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-11 Thread George Rogato
I think they are labels, it's the old divide and conquer. We call 
ourselves left and right and then fight about it, all the while our 
politicians, both left and right, have a good old time trying to figure 
out how to get more tax revenue out of us while having a good old time 
with our money.



Jeff Broadwick wrote:
> If you really want to get your head spinning, the labels are mean the
> opposite overseas.  Classical economic liberalism is today's United States
> conservative, and vice versa.
> 
> Jeff
>
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> Behalf Of George Rogato
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:53 AM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
> 
> Liberalism is a broad class of political philosophies that considers
> individual liberty and equality to be the most important political goals.[1]
> 
> Liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. 
> Within liberalism, there are various streams of thought which compete over
> the use of the term "liberal" and may propose very different policies, but
> they are generally united by their support for constitutional liberalism,
> which encompasses support for: freedom of thought and speech, limitations on
> the power of governments, the rule of law, an individual's right to private
> property,[2] and a transparent system of government.[3][4][5] All liberals,
> as well as some adherents of other political ideologies, support some
> variant of the form of government known as liberal democracy, with open and
> fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law.[6]
> 
> 
> Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism
>>
>> That one is about as far off as it can get.  I think liberalism is 
>> interested in equal outcome, not equal opportunity.  It's interested 
>> in eliminating the poor, bad grades, winners and losers etc.  
>> Liberalism wants to make sure you don't loose that house you shouldn't
> have etc.....
>> 
>>
>> marlon
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Brad Belton" 
>> To: "'WISPA General List'" 
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>
>>
>>> Responded off list, but this is interesting...especially the last 
>>> paragraph...
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] 
>>> On Behalf Of Tom Sharples
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:29 AM
>>> To: WISPA General List
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>
>>> In the early 1920's, things got to the point in Germany where it cost 
>>> 100 million marks to send a letter across town. Be careful what you wish
> for.
>>> Tom S.
>>>
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: "Brad Belton" 
>>> To: "'WISPA General List'" 
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:32 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>
>>>
>>>> Oh!!!...you just hit the nail on the head!  If the money is for 
>>>> me...well then it's ok.  Someone else and then it's not.  
>>>>
>>>> That's why I'm for the $7k, $20k, $80k (whatever it is) check sent 
>>>> to my home address made out to Yours Truly instead!
>>>>
>>>> Then we're all benefiting and can stimulate the economy as we each 
>>>> see fit.
>>>>
>>>> Brad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -Original Message-
>>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] 
>>>> On Behalf Of George Rogato
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:23 PM
>>>> To: WISPA General List
>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>>
>>>> I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15 
>>>> Trillion by the time they are all done.
>>>>
>>>> Seriously.
>>>>
>>>> For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have 
>>>> yet to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far 
>>>> right, and we have plenty of both around here, that think any of 
>>>> this bail out is worth while.
>>>> I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us

Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-11 Thread Jeff Broadwick
If you really want to get your head spinning, the labels are mean the
opposite overseas.  Classical economic liberalism is today's United States
conservative, and vice versa.

Jeff
   

-Original Message-
From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
Behalf Of George Rogato
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:53 AM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools

Liberalism is a broad class of political philosophies that considers
individual liberty and equality to be the most important political goals.[1]

Liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. 
Within liberalism, there are various streams of thought which compete over
the use of the term "liberal" and may propose very different policies, but
they are generally united by their support for constitutional liberalism,
which encompasses support for: freedom of thought and speech, limitations on
the power of governments, the rule of law, an individual's right to private
property,[2] and a transparent system of government.[3][4][5] All liberals,
as well as some adherents of other political ideologies, support some
variant of the form of government known as liberal democracy, with open and
fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law.[6]


Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism
> 
> That one is about as far off as it can get.  I think liberalism is 
> interested in equal outcome, not equal opportunity.  It's interested 
> in eliminating the poor, bad grades, winners and losers etc.  
> Liberalism wants to make sure you don't loose that house you shouldn't
have etc.
> 
> 
> 
> marlon
> 
> - Original Message -
> From: "Brad Belton" 
> To: "'WISPA General List'" 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
> 
> 
>> Responded off list, but this is interesting...especially the last 
>> paragraph...
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic
>>
>> Brad
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] 
>> On Behalf Of Tom Sharples
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:29 AM
>> To: WISPA General List
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>
>> In the early 1920's, things got to the point in Germany where it cost 
>> 100 million marks to send a letter across town. Be careful what you wish
for.
>>
>> Tom S.
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Brad Belton" 
>> To: "'WISPA General List'" 
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>
>>
>>> Oh!!!...you just hit the nail on the head!  If the money is for 
>>> me...well then it's ok.  Someone else and then it's not.  
>>>
>>> That's why I'm for the $7k, $20k, $80k (whatever it is) check sent 
>>> to my home address made out to Yours Truly instead!
>>>
>>> Then we're all benefiting and can stimulate the economy as we each 
>>> see fit.
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] 
>>> On Behalf Of George Rogato
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:23 PM
>>> To: WISPA General List
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>
>>> I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15 
>>> Trillion by the time they are all done.
>>>
>>> Seriously.
>>>
>>> For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have 
>>> yet to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far 
>>> right, and we have plenty of both around here, that think any of 
>>> this bail out is worth while.
>>> I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us stimulate that 
>>> way. I hear let them fail, it's natural for the weak to fail, and 
>>> it;s there own fault.
>>> But I just have not heard one person say, I agree what a great idea. 
>>> And I come across a lot of people.
>>>
>>>
>>> I like the idea money will be spent on broadband, but not citigroup, 
>>> myself.
>>>
>>> George
>>>
>>>
>>> Chuck Bartosch wrote:
>>>> LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly 
>>>> not even in the ballpark!
>>>>
>>>> Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, 
>>>> hey, what'

Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-11 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
yeah, I read what it said.  It's a VERY white washed and politically correct 
version though.  It's certainly NOT what our current liberalism is here.  If 
liberalism were really about equal opportunity we'd not get punished for 
being successful.  Nor would people be rewarded for failure/bad decisions.
marlon

- Original Message - 
From: "George Rogato" 
To: "WISPA General List" 
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools


> Liberalism is a broad class of political philosophies that considers
> individual liberty and equality to be the most important political 
> goals.[1]
>
> Liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity.
> Within liberalism, there are various streams of thought which compete
> over the use of the term "liberal" and may propose very different
> policies, but they are generally united by their support for
> constitutional liberalism, which encompasses support for: freedom of
> thought and speech, limitations on the power of governments, the rule of
> law, an individual's right to private property,[2] and a transparent
> system of government.[3][4][5] All liberals, as well as some adherents
> of other political ideologies, support some variant of the form of
> government known as liberal democracy, with open and fair elections,
> where all citizens have equal rights by law.[6]
>
>
> Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism
>>
>> That one is about as far off as it can get.  I think liberalism is
>> interested in equal outcome, not equal opportunity.  It's interested in
>> eliminating the poor, bad grades, winners and losers etc.  Liberalism 
>> wants
>> to make sure you don't loose that house you shouldn't have etc.
>>
>> 
>>
>> marlon
>>
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "Brad Belton" 
>> To: "'WISPA General List'" 
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>
>>
>>> Responded off list, but this is interesting...especially the last
>>> paragraph...
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Tom Sharples
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:29 AM
>>> To: WISPA General List
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>
>>> In the early 1920's, things got to the point in Germany where it cost 
>>> 100
>>> million marks to send a letter across town. Be careful what you wish 
>>> for.
>>>
>>> Tom S.
>>>
>>> - Original Message - 
>>> From: "Brad Belton" 
>>> To: "'WISPA General List'" 
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:32 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>
>>>
>>>> Oh!!!...you just hit the nail on the head!  If the money is for 
>>>> me...well
>>>> then it's ok.  Someone else and then it's not.  
>>>>
>>>> That's why I'm for the $7k, $20k, $80k (whatever it is) check sent to 
>>>> my
>>>> home address made out to Yours Truly instead!
>>>>
>>>> Then we're all benefiting and can stimulate the economy as we each see
>>>> fit.
>>>>
>>>> Brad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -Original Message-
>>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of George Rogato
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:23 PM
>>>> To: WISPA General List
>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>>
>>>> I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15
>>>> Trillion by the time they are all done.
>>>>
>>>> Seriously.
>>>>
>>>> For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have 
>>>> yet
>>>> to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far right, and
>>>> we have plenty of both around here, that think any of this bail out is
>>>> worth while.
>>>> I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us stimulate that way. I
>>>> hear let them fail, it's natural for the weak to fail, and it;s there
>>>> own fault.
>>>> But I just have not heard one person say, 

Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-11 Thread George Rogato
Liberalism is a broad class of political philosophies that considers 
individual liberty and equality to be the most important political goals.[1]

Liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. 
Within liberalism, there are various streams of thought which compete 
over the use of the term "liberal" and may propose very different 
policies, but they are generally united by their support for 
constitutional liberalism, which encompasses support for: freedom of 
thought and speech, limitations on the power of governments, the rule of 
law, an individual's right to private property,[2] and a transparent 
system of government.[3][4][5] All liberals, as well as some adherents 
of other political ideologies, support some variant of the form of 
government known as liberal democracy, with open and fair elections, 
where all citizens have equal rights by law.[6]


Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism
> 
> That one is about as far off as it can get.  I think liberalism is 
> interested in equal outcome, not equal opportunity.  It's interested in 
> eliminating the poor, bad grades, winners and losers etc.  Liberalism wants 
> to make sure you don't loose that house you shouldn't have etc.
> 
> 
> 
> marlon
> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Brad Belton" 
> To: "'WISPA General List'" 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
> 
> 
>> Responded off list, but this is interesting...especially the last
>> paragraph...
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic
>>
>> Brad
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
>> Behalf Of Tom Sharples
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:29 AM
>> To: WISPA General List
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>
>> In the early 1920's, things got to the point in Germany where it cost 100
>> million marks to send a letter across town. Be careful what you wish for.
>>
>> Tom S.
>>
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "Brad Belton" 
>> To: "'WISPA General List'" 
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>
>>
>>> Oh!!!...you just hit the nail on the head!  If the money is for me...well
>>> then it's ok.  Someone else and then it's not.  
>>>
>>> That's why I'm for the $7k, $20k, $80k (whatever it is) check sent to my
>>> home address made out to Yours Truly instead!
>>>
>>> Then we're all benefiting and can stimulate the economy as we each see
>>> fit.
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
>>> Behalf Of George Rogato
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:23 PM
>>> To: WISPA General List
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>
>>> I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15
>>> Trillion by the time they are all done.
>>>
>>> Seriously.
>>>
>>> For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have yet
>>> to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far right, and
>>> we have plenty of both around here, that think any of this bail out is
>>> worth while.
>>> I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us stimulate that way. I
>>> hear let them fail, it's natural for the weak to fail, and it;s there
>>> own fault.
>>> But I just have not heard one person say, I agree what a great idea. And
>>> I come across a lot of people.
>>>
>>>
>>> I like the idea money will be spent on broadband, but not citigroup,
>>> myself.
>>>
>>> George
>>>
>>>
>>> Chuck Bartosch wrote:
>>>> LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not
>>>> even in the ballpark!
>>>>
>>>> Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,
>>>> what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?
>>>>
>>>> ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Chuck
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would
>>>>> be equal
>>>>> to or less than the government writing

Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-11 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism

That one is about as far off as it can get.  I think liberalism is 
interested in equal outcome, not equal opportunity.  It's interested in 
eliminating the poor, bad grades, winners and losers etc.  Liberalism wants 
to make sure you don't loose that house you shouldn't have etc.



marlon

- Original Message - 
From: "Brad Belton" 
To: "'WISPA General List'" 
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools


> Responded off list, but this is interesting...especially the last
> paragraph...
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic
>
> Brad
>
> -Original Message-
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> Behalf Of Tom Sharples
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:29 AM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>
> In the early 1920's, things got to the point in Germany where it cost 100
> million marks to send a letter across town. Be careful what you wish for.
>
> Tom S.
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Brad Belton" 
> To: "'WISPA General List'" 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>
>
>> Oh!!!...you just hit the nail on the head!  If the money is for me...well
>> then it's ok.  Someone else and then it's not.  
>>
>> That's why I'm for the $7k, $20k, $80k (whatever it is) check sent to my
>> home address made out to Yours Truly instead!
>>
>> Then we're all benefiting and can stimulate the economy as we each see
>> fit.
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
>> Behalf Of George Rogato
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:23 PM
>> To: WISPA General List
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>
>> I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15
>> Trillion by the time they are all done.
>>
>> Seriously.
>>
>> For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have yet
>> to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far right, and
>> we have plenty of both around here, that think any of this bail out is
>> worth while.
>> I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us stimulate that way. I
>> hear let them fail, it's natural for the weak to fail, and it;s there
>> own fault.
>> But I just have not heard one person say, I agree what a great idea. And
>> I come across a lot of people.
>>
>>
>> I like the idea money will be spent on broadband, but not citigroup,
>> myself.
>>
>> George
>>
>>
>> Chuck Bartosch wrote:
>>> LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not
>>> even in the ballpark!
>>>
>>> Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,
>>> what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?
>>>
>>> ;-)
>>>
>>> Chuck
>>>
>>> On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would
>>>> be equal
>>>> to or less than the government writing every household in America a
>>>> $70k or
>>>> $80k check?
>>>>
>>>> Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds
>>>> to
>>>> "stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so
>>>> far...
>>>>
>>>> Brad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -Original Message-
>>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of Travis Johnson
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
>>>> To: WISPA General List
>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>>
>>>> Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public
>>>> Hearing
>>>> right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they
>>>> are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors
>>>> next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more.
>>>> That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.
>>>>
>>>> So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and

Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-11 Thread Mike Hammett
So is this something where as part of our network build to a new area, the 
school pays a certain appropriate installation for getting high speed 
Internet to their facility.  The grant pays for it.  We just happen to take 
that extended network segment and build PtMP off of it for our own use?

If we get a broadband grant, perhaps that's the matching 20%?


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Intelligent Computing Solutions
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From: "RickG" 
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:13 PM
To: "WISPA General List" 
Subject: [WISPA] schools

> Where is this headed?
> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
> -RickG
>
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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-11 Thread Mike Hammett
I'm no economist, but isn't the same amount of money entering the 
marketplace either way?


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--
From: "Tom Sharples" 
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:28 AM
To: "WISPA General List" 
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools

> In the early 1920's, things got to the point in Germany where it cost 100
> million marks to send a letter across town. Be careful what you wish for.
>
> Tom S.
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Brad Belton" 
> To: "'WISPA General List'" 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>
>
>> Oh!!!...you just hit the nail on the head!  If the money is for me...well
>> then it's ok.  Someone else and then it's not.  
>>
>> That's why I'm for the $7k, $20k, $80k (whatever it is) check sent to my
>> home address made out to Yours Truly instead!
>>
>> Then we're all benefiting and can stimulate the economy as we each see
>> fit.
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
>> Behalf Of George Rogato
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:23 PM
>> To: WISPA General List
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>
>> I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15
>> Trillion by the time they are all done.
>>
>> Seriously.
>>
>> For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have yet
>> to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far right, and
>> we have plenty of both around here, that think any of this bail out is
>> worth while.
>> I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us stimulate that way. I
>> hear let them fail, it's natural for the weak to fail, and it;s there
>> own fault.
>> But I just have not heard one person say, I agree what a great idea. And
>> I come across a lot of people.
>>
>>
>> I like the idea money will be spent on broadband, but not citigroup,
>> myself.
>>
>> George
>>
>>
>> Chuck Bartosch wrote:
>>> LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not
>>> even in the ballpark!
>>>
>>> Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,
>>> what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?
>>>
>>> ;-)
>>>
>>> Chuck
>>>
>>> On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would
>>>> be equal
>>>> to or less than the government writing every household in America a
>>>> $70k or
>>>> $80k check?
>>>>
>>>> Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds
>>>> to
>>>> "stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so
>>>> far...
>>>>
>>>> Brad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -Original Message-
>>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of Travis Johnson
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
>>>> To: WISPA General List
>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>>
>>>> Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public
>>>> Hearing
>>>> right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they
>>>> are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors
>>>> next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more.
>>>> That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.
>>>>
>>>> So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we
>>>> are
>>>> STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of
>>>> business. :(
>>>>
>>>> Travis
>>>> Microserv
>>>>
>>>> RickG wrote:
>>>>> Where is this headed?
>>>>> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
>>>>> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
>>>>> -RickG
>>>>>
>>>>

Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread Brad Belton
Responded off list, but this is interesting...especially the last
paragraph...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic

Brad

-Original Message-
From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
Behalf Of Tom Sharples
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:29 AM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools

In the early 1920's, things got to the point in Germany where it cost 100 
million marks to send a letter across town. Be careful what you wish for.

Tom S.

- Original Message - 
From: "Brad Belton" 
To: "'WISPA General List'" 
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools


> Oh!!!...you just hit the nail on the head!  If the money is for me...well
> then it's ok.  Someone else and then it's not.  
>
> That's why I'm for the $7k, $20k, $80k (whatever it is) check sent to my
> home address made out to Yours Truly instead!
>
> Then we're all benefiting and can stimulate the economy as we each see 
> fit.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> Behalf Of George Rogato
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:23 PM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>
> I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15
> Trillion by the time they are all done.
>
> Seriously.
>
> For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have yet
> to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far right, and
> we have plenty of both around here, that think any of this bail out is
> worth while.
> I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us stimulate that way. I
> hear let them fail, it's natural for the weak to fail, and it;s there
> own fault.
> But I just have not heard one person say, I agree what a great idea. And
> I come across a lot of people.
>
>
> I like the idea money will be spent on broadband, but not citigroup, 
> myself.
>
> George
>
>
> Chuck Bartosch wrote:
>> LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not
>> even in the ballpark!
>>
>> Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,
>> what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>> On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:
>>
>>> Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would
>>> be equal
>>> to or less than the government writing every household in America a
>>> $70k or
>>> $80k check?
>>>
>>> Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds
>>> to
>>> "stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so
>>> far...
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Travis Johnson
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
>>> To: WISPA General List
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>
>>> Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public
>>> Hearing
>>> right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they
>>> are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors
>>> next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more.
>>> That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.
>>>
>>> So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we
>>> are
>>> STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of
>>> business. :(
>>>
>>> Travis
>>> Microserv
>>>
>>> RickG wrote:
>>>> Where is this headed?
>>>> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
>>>> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
>>>> -RickG
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>

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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread Tom Sharples
In the early 1920's, things got to the point in Germany where it cost 100 
million marks to send a letter across town. Be careful what you wish for.

Tom S.

- Original Message - 
From: "Brad Belton" 
To: "'WISPA General List'" 
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools


> Oh!!!...you just hit the nail on the head!  If the money is for me...well
> then it's ok.  Someone else and then it's not.  
>
> That's why I'm for the $7k, $20k, $80k (whatever it is) check sent to my
> home address made out to Yours Truly instead!
>
> Then we're all benefiting and can stimulate the economy as we each see 
> fit.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> Behalf Of George Rogato
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:23 PM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>
> I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15
> Trillion by the time they are all done.
>
> Seriously.
>
> For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have yet
> to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far right, and
> we have plenty of both around here, that think any of this bail out is
> worth while.
> I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us stimulate that way. I
> hear let them fail, it's natural for the weak to fail, and it;s there
> own fault.
> But I just have not heard one person say, I agree what a great idea. And
> I come across a lot of people.
>
>
> I like the idea money will be spent on broadband, but not citigroup, 
> myself.
>
> George
>
>
> Chuck Bartosch wrote:
>> LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not
>> even in the ballpark!
>>
>> Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,
>> what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>> On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:
>>
>>> Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would
>>> be equal
>>> to or less than the government writing every household in America a
>>> $70k or
>>> $80k check?
>>>
>>> Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds
>>> to
>>> "stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so
>>> far...
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Travis Johnson
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
>>> To: WISPA General List
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>
>>> Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public
>>> Hearing
>>> right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they
>>> are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors
>>> next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more.
>>> That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.
>>>
>>> So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we
>>> are
>>> STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of
>>> business. :(
>>>
>>> Travis
>>> Microserv
>>>
>>> RickG wrote:
>>>> Where is this headed?
>>>> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
>>>> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
>>>> -RickG
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
> 
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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread George Rogato
Don't worry Chuck, your not alone.
I've resigned myself to it's interesting conversation and no matter what 
I or most think, it doesn't matter anyways.


Chuck Bartosch wrote:
> On Mar 10, 2009, at 11:23 PM, George Rogato wrote:
> 
>> I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15
>> Trillion by the time they are all done.
>>
>> Seriously.
>>
>> For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have  
>> yet
>> to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far right,  
>> and
>> we have plenty of both around here, that think any of this bail out is
>> worth while.
> 
> Yeah, I've heard similar comments from folks on both ends of the  
> spectrum. There's lots of skepticism. Me, I don't bother having an  
> opinion because, as much as I keep up on this stuff...well, I don't  
> know dinky-do.
> 
> I have *no* idea why I'm responding to this thread. Normally I like to  
> pretend I'm smart enough to stay out of such discussions ;-). Must be  
> all that economic stress is addling my brain!
> 
> Chuck
> 
>> I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us stimulate that  
>> way. I
>> hear let them fail, it's natural for the weak to fail, and it;s there
>> own fault.
>> But I just have not heard one person say, I agree what a great idea.  
>> And
>> I come across a lot of people.
>>
>>
>> I like the idea money will be spent on broadband, but not citigroup,  
>> myself.
>>
>> George
>>
>>
>> Chuck Bartosch wrote:
>>> LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not
>>> even in the ballpark!
>>>
>>> Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,
>>> what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?
>>>
>>> ;-)
>>>
>>> Chuck
>>>
>>> On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would
>>>> be equal
>>>> to or less than the government writing every household in America a
>>>> $70k or
>>>> $80k check?
>>>>
>>>> Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds
>>>> to
>>>> "stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so
>>>> far...
>>>>
>>>> Brad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -Original Message-
>>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of Travis Johnson
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
>>>> To: WISPA General List
>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>>
>>>> Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public
>>>> Hearing
>>>> right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money,  
>>>> they
>>>> are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors
>>>> next school year. And the year after that there may be that many  
>>>> more.
>>>> That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.
>>>>
>>>> So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we
>>>> are
>>>> STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of
>>>> business. :(
>>>>
>>>> Travis
>>>> Microserv
>>>>
>>>> RickG wrote:
>>>>> Where is this headed?
>>>>> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
>>>>> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
>>>>> -RickG
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> 
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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread Chuck Bartosch

On Mar 10, 2009, at 11:23 PM, George Rogato wrote:

> I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15
> Trillion by the time they are all done.
>
> Seriously.
>
> For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have  
> yet
> to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far right,  
> and
> we have plenty of both around here, that think any of this bail out is
> worth while.

Yeah, I've heard similar comments from folks on both ends of the  
spectrum. There's lots of skepticism. Me, I don't bother having an  
opinion because, as much as I keep up on this stuff...well, I don't  
know dinky-do.

I have *no* idea why I'm responding to this thread. Normally I like to  
pretend I'm smart enough to stay out of such discussions ;-). Must be  
all that economic stress is addling my brain!

Chuck

> I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us stimulate that  
> way. I
> hear let them fail, it's natural for the weak to fail, and it;s there
> own fault.
> But I just have not heard one person say, I agree what a great idea.  
> And
> I come across a lot of people.
>
>
> I like the idea money will be spent on broadband, but not citigroup,  
> myself.
>
> George
>
>
> Chuck Bartosch wrote:
>> LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not
>> even in the ballpark!
>>
>> Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,
>> what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>> On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:
>>
>>> Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would
>>> be equal
>>> to or less than the government writing every household in America a
>>> $70k or
>>> $80k check?
>>>
>>> Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds
>>> to
>>> "stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so
>>> far...
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Travis Johnson
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
>>> To: WISPA General List
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>
>>> Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public
>>> Hearing
>>> right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money,  
>>> they
>>> are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors
>>> next school year. And the year after that there may be that many  
>>> more.
>>> That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.
>>>
>>> So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we
>>> are
>>> STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of
>>> business. :(
>>>
>>> Travis
>>> Microserv
>>>
>>> RickG wrote:
>>>> Where is this headed?
>>>> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
>>>> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
>>>> -RickG
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread Chuck Bartosch
The problem is, if everyone was given $10K, it'd be truly worthless.  
There aren't any more goods produced by issuing checks like  
that...just more "cash"-which means inflation of a most extreme sort.  
There's that risk as it is, but at least there's some attempt to focus  
on how it's used (I'm not saying I agree with any of this by the way.  
I know something's got to be done, but I doubt it is clear to anyone  
just what that something really should be).

Chuck

On Mar 10, 2009, at 11:28 PM, Brad Belton wrote:

> That's kind of the point.  Travis's post illuminated that many of us  
> are
> seeing jobs being lost across the board including in the government  
> sector.
> That prompted my question; wouldn't we all be better off if the  
> "stimulus"
> was just a plain and simple check cut to each household.
>
>
>
> The numbers have gotten so large that it's hard to keep up with  
> everything
> that is being spent.  The $70k - $80k per household was mentioned on  
> more
> than news source, but even then I had a hard time believing it.
>
>
>
> Bottom line is I'm not sure anyone would choose our current path if  
> they
> knew they could have had a $10k check in their pocket much less $70  
> - $80k!
>
>
>
>
> Puts things a little more in perspective.
>
>
>
> Brad
>
>
>
>
>
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]  
> On
> Behalf Of Brian Rohrbacher
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:11 PM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>
>
>
> Find all the details in this article.
>
>
> http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory
> <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aGq2B3XeGKok 
> >
> &sid=aGq2B3XeGKok
>
> U.S. Taxpayers Risk $9.7 Trillion on Bailout Programs (Update1)
>
> By Mark Pittman and Bob Ivry
>
> Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The stimulus package the U.S. Congress is  
> completing
> would raise the government's commitment to solving the financial  
> crisis to
> $9.7 trillion, enough to pay off more than 90 percent of the  
> nation's home
> mortgages.
>
> Brian
>
>
>
> Chuck Bartosch wrote:
>
> LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not
> even in the ballpark!
>
> Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,
> what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?
>
> ;-)
>
> Chuck
>
> On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:
>
>
>
> Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would
> be equal
> to or less than the government writing every household in America a
> $70k or
> $80k check?
>
> Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds
> to
> "stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so
> far...
>
> Brad
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
> On
> Behalf Of Travis Johnson
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>
> Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public
> Hearing
> right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they
> are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors
> next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more.
> That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.
>
> So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we
> are
> STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of
> business. :(
>
> Travis
> Microserv
>
> RickG wrote:
>
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> Where is this headed?
> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread George Rogato
I knew you would pick up on that !

:)

George

Brad Belton wrote:
> Oh!!!...you just hit the nail on the head!  If the money is for me...well
> then it's ok.  Someone else and then it's not.  
> 
> That's why I'm for the $7k, $20k, $80k (whatever it is) check sent to my
> home address made out to Yours Truly instead!  
> 
> Then we're all benefiting and can stimulate the economy as we each see fit.
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> Behalf Of George Rogato
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:23 PM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
> 
> I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15 
> Trillion by the time they are all done.
> 
> Seriously.
> 
> For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have yet 
> to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far right, and 
> we have plenty of both around here, that think any of this bail out is 
> worth while.
> I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us stimulate that way. I 
> hear let them fail, it's natural for the weak to fail, and it;s there 
> own fault.
> But I just have not heard one person say, I agree what a great idea. And 
> I come across a lot of people.
> 
> 
> I like the idea money will be spent on broadband, but not citigroup, myself.
> 
> George
> 
> 
> Chuck Bartosch wrote:
>> LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not  
>> even in the ballpark!
>>
>> Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,  
>> what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>> On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:
>>
>>> Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would  
>>> be equal
>>> to or less than the government writing every household in America a  
>>> $70k or
>>> $80k check?
>>>
>>> Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds  
>>> to
>>> "stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so  
>>> far...
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]  
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Travis Johnson
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
>>> To: WISPA General List
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>
>>> Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public  
>>> Hearing
>>> right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they
>>> are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors
>>> next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more.
>>> That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.
>>>
>>> So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we  
>>> are
>>> STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of
>>> business. :(
>>>
>>> Travis
>>> Microserv
>>>
>>> RickG wrote:
>>>> Where is this headed?
>>>> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
>>>> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
>>>> -RickG
>>>>
>>>>
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2009-03-10 Thread Brad Belton
Oh!!!...you just hit the nail on the head!  If the money is for me...well
then it's ok.  Someone else and then it's not.  

That's why I'm for the $7k, $20k, $80k (whatever it is) check sent to my
home address made out to Yours Truly instead!  

Then we're all benefiting and can stimulate the economy as we each see fit.

Brad



-Original Message-
From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
Behalf Of George Rogato
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:23 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools

I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15 
Trillion by the time they are all done.

Seriously.

For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have yet 
to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far right, and 
we have plenty of both around here, that think any of this bail out is 
worth while.
I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us stimulate that way. I 
hear let them fail, it's natural for the weak to fail, and it;s there 
own fault.
But I just have not heard one person say, I agree what a great idea. And 
I come across a lot of people.


I like the idea money will be spent on broadband, but not citigroup, myself.

George


Chuck Bartosch wrote:
> LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not  
> even in the ballpark!
> 
> Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,  
> what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?
> 
> ;-)
> 
> Chuck
> 
> On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:
> 
>> Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would  
>> be equal
>> to or less than the government writing every household in America a  
>> $70k or
>> $80k check?
>>
>> Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds  
>> to
>> "stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so  
>> far...
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]  
>> On
>> Behalf Of Travis Johnson
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
>> To: WISPA General List
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>
>> Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public  
>> Hearing
>> right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they
>> are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors
>> next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more.
>> That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.
>>
>> So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we  
>> are
>> STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of
>> business. :(
>>
>> Travis
>> Microserv
>>
>> RickG wrote:
>>> Where is this headed?
>>> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
>>> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
>>> -RickG
>>>
>>>
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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread Chuck Bartosch
Yeah, but that's taking supposed "stimulus" over the last several  
*years*, and most of that isn't even stimulus money in the first place  
(FDIC money isn't "stimulus" money in nearly any definition but the  
author's) and much of the rest of the article is speculative at best.  
It isn't even remotely "true" that the _stimulus_ is within spitting  
distance of the claimed $9.7 trillion.

Now if the *stimulus* money were *really* $7+ trillion life would be  
very interesting indeed.

Chuck

On Mar 10, 2009, at 11:10 PM, Brian Rohrbacher wrote:

> Find all the details in this article.
>
>
> http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news? 
> pid=washingtonstory&sid=aGq2B3XeGKok
>
> U.S. Taxpayers Risk $9.7 Trillion on Bailout Programs (Update1)
> By Mark Pittman and Bob Ivry
>
> Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The stimulus package the U.S. Congress is  
> completing would raise the government’s commitment to solving the  
> financial crisis to $9.7 trillion, enough to pay off more than 90  
> percent of the nation’s home mortgages.
> Brian
>
>
> Chuck Bartosch wrote:
>>
>> LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not
>> even in the ballpark!
>>
>> Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,
>> what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>> On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would
>>> be equal
>>> to or less than the government writing every household in America a
>>> $70k or
>>> $80k check?
>>>
>>> Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds
>>> to
>>> "stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so
>>> far...
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Travis Johnson
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
>>> To: WISPA General List
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>>
>>> Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public
>>> Hearing
>>> right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money,  
>>> they
>>> are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors
>>> next school year. And the year after that there may be that many  
>>> more.
>>> That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.
>>>
>>> So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we
>>> are
>>> STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of
>>> business. :(
>>>
>>> Travis
>>> Microserv
>>>
>>> RickG wrote:
>>>
>>>> Where is this headed?
>>>> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
>>>> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
>>>> -RickG
>>>>
>>>>
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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread Brad Belton
That's kind of the point.  Travis's post illuminated that many of us are
seeing jobs being lost across the board including in the government sector.
That prompted my question; wouldn't we all be better off if the "stimulus"
was just a plain and simple check cut to each household.

 

The numbers have gotten so large that it's hard to keep up with everything
that is being spent.  The $70k - $80k per household was mentioned on more
than news source, but even then I had a hard time believing it.  

 

Bottom line is I'm not sure anyone would choose our current path if they
knew they could have had a $10k check in their pocket much less $70 - $80k!


 

Puts things a little more in perspective.

 

Brad

 

 

From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
Behalf Of Brian Rohrbacher
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:11 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools

 

Find all the details in this article.


http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aGq2B3XeGKok>
&sid=aGq2B3XeGKok

U.S. Taxpayers Risk $9.7 Trillion on Bailout Programs (Update1) 

By Mark Pittman and Bob Ivry

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The stimulus package the U.S. Congress is completing
would raise the government's commitment to solving the financial crisis to
$9.7 trillion, enough to pay off more than 90 percent of the nation's home
mortgages.

Brian



Chuck Bartosch wrote: 

LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not  
even in the ballpark!
 
Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,  
what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?
 
;-)
 
Chuck
 
On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:
 
  

Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would  
be equal
to or less than the government writing every household in America a  
$70k or
$80k check?
 
Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds  
to
"stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so  
far...
 
Brad
 
 
 
 
-Original Message-
From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]  
On
Behalf Of Travis Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
 
Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public  
Hearing
right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they
are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors
next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more.
That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.
 
So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we  
are
STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of
business. :(
 
Travis
Microserv
 
RickG wrote:


Where is this headed?
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread George Rogato
I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15 
Trillion by the time they are all done.

Seriously.

For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have yet 
to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far right, and 
we have plenty of both around here, that think any of this bail out is 
worth while.
I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us stimulate that way. I 
hear let them fail, it's natural for the weak to fail, and it;s there 
own fault.
But I just have not heard one person say, I agree what a great idea. And 
I come across a lot of people.


I like the idea money will be spent on broadband, but not citigroup, myself.

George


Chuck Bartosch wrote:
> LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not  
> even in the ballpark!
> 
> Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,  
> what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?
> 
> ;-)
> 
> Chuck
> 
> On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:
> 
>> Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would  
>> be equal
>> to or less than the government writing every household in America a  
>> $70k or
>> $80k check?
>>
>> Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds  
>> to
>> "stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so  
>> far...
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]  
>> On
>> Behalf Of Travis Johnson
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
>> To: WISPA General List
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>>
>> Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public  
>> Hearing
>> right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they
>> are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors
>> next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more.
>> That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.
>>
>> So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we  
>> are
>> STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of
>> business. :(
>>
>> Travis
>> Microserv
>>
>> RickG wrote:
>>> Where is this headed?
>>> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
>>> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
>>> -RickG
>>>
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2009-03-10 Thread Brian Rohrbacher




Find all the details in this article.


http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aGq2B3XeGKok

U.S. Taxpayers Risk $9.7 Trillion on
Bailout Programs (Update1)  
By Mark Pittman and Bob Ivry
 Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The stimulus package the U.S. Congress
is completing would raise the government’s commitment to solving
the financial crisis to $9.7 trillion, enough to pay off more
than 90 percent of the nation’s home mortgages.

Brian



Chuck Bartosch wrote:

  LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not  
even in the ballpark!

Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,  
what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?

;-)

Chuck

On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:

  
  
Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would  
be equal
to or less than the government writing every household in America a  
$70k or
$80k check?

Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds  
to
"stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so  
far...

Brad




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From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]  
On
Behalf Of Travis Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools

Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public  
Hearing
right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they
are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors
next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more.
That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.

So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we  
are
STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of
business. :(

Travis
Microserv

RickG wrote:


  Where is this headed?
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread Chuck Bartosch
LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not  
even in the ballpark!

Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey,  
what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh?

;-)

Chuck

On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote:

> Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would  
> be equal
> to or less than the government writing every household in America a  
> $70k or
> $80k check?
>
> Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds  
> to
> "stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so  
> far...
>
> Brad
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]  
> On
> Behalf Of Travis Johnson
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
>
> Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public  
> Hearing
> right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they
> are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors
> next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more.
> That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.
>
> So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we  
> are
> STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of
> business. :(
>
> Travis
> Microserv
>
> RickG wrote:
>> Where is this headed?
>> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
>> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
>> -RickG
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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread George Rogato
Not sure Brad.

I was doing some math the other day.
$1 Trillion divided by the US population of 303,824,640=
$3291.37 USD per person.

Question is, what is a household?

Average household size. 2.59

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts ( Has 2007 population 
statistics)


Answer:" $8,524.6483 per average American household.

See all they got to do is raise our taxes and it will be paid off in no 
time.

(Was meant to be sarcastic)


Hope this was helpful.

George




Brad Belton wrote:
> Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would be equal
> to or less than the government writing every household in America a $70k or
> $80k check?  
> 
> Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds to
> "stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so far...
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> Behalf Of Travis Johnson
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools
> 
> Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public Hearing 
> right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they 
> are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors 
> next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more. 
> That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.
> 
> So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we are 
> STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of 
> business. :(
> 
> Travis
> Microserv
> 
> RickG wrote:
>> Where is this headed?
>> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
>> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
>> -RickG
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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread Brian Rohrbacher




I'm no mod, but lets use caution when posting to this thread.  I smell
politics.

Brad Belton wrote:

  Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would be equal
to or less than the government writing every household in America a $70k or
$80k check?  

Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds to
"stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so far...

Brad




-Original Message-
From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
Behalf Of Travis Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools

Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public Hearing 
right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they 
are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors 
next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more. 
That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.

So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we are 
STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of 
business. :(

Travis
Microserv

RickG wrote:
  
  
Where is this headed?
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
-RickG




  
  

  
  
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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread Brad Belton
Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would be equal
to or less than the government writing every household in America a $70k or
$80k check?  

Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds to
"stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so far...

Brad




-Original Message-
From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
Behalf Of Travis Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools

Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public Hearing 
right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they 
are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors 
next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more. 
That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.

So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we are 
STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of 
business. :(

Travis
Microserv

RickG wrote:
> Where is this headed?
> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
> -RickG
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Re: [WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread Travis Johnson
Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public Hearing 
right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they 
are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors 
next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more. 
That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district.

So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we are 
STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of 
business. :(

Travis
Microserv

RickG wrote:
> Where is this headed?
> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
> Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
> -RickG
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[WISPA] schools

2009-03-10 Thread RickG
Where is this headed?
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html
Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP?
-RickG



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