by the way, i do not remember when an education bill
was passed that was a real cut. they all increased the
money, and that included the last one.

--- ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> did you not pay attention to the last education
> bill.
> the pres let ted kennedy write the bill and the
> amount. if it is not enough, it is the dems fault.
> they wrote the whole thing.
>
> --- Kat <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > No, we're *not* spending more on education, we're
> > spending less and it's
> > hurting.  I've been reading of budget cuts for
> local
> > school systems that
> > are hurting the systems so badly they've had to
> turn
> > to the parents for
> > money for basic supplies.  Now these budget cuts
> are
> > at the state and
> > local levels, not the federal.  So where is all
> this
> > extra money going?
> >
> > There are some parts of the country where parents
> > have sold blood to
> > commercial blood banks to raise money for their
> > kids' schools, giving
> > new meaning to the term 'blood money.'
> >
> > I'm totally disgusted with the Bush Administration
> > and its lack of
> > fiscal accountability.
> >
> > Kat
> >
> > ken barber wrote:
> > > well, mag, if dollars spent translated into
> > better,
> > > we'd be okay. we are spending more than ever on
> > > education, but, it is not getting better.
> > >   and mag, tax breaks are for tax payers. if one
> > is
> > > not paying anything, how then can you refund
> > something
> > > that is not paid. although the government has
> > figure
> > > out how to pass money to people with zero taxes
> > and
> > > call it a refund, it does not meet the
> definition
> > of a
> > > refund. that does not mean i want the "earned
> > income
> > > credit" to go away, (some people very
> desperately
> > need
> > > the money) but, just being honest, it is not a
> > refund,
> > > so call it a payment or something else.
> > >
> > > --- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > >
> > >>I believe the paper was the SF chronicle...  I
> was
> > >>staggered by the numbers.
> > >>I thought of all the tax breaks the rich are
> > >>getting, I thought of all the
> > >>children in impoverished areas getting a lousy
> > >>education.  sigh...
> > >>
> > >>Mag
> > >>
> > >>
>
>
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