Yes, but their are other funds that provide support to educational
programs not just education funding.  And a lot of social welfare
programs supplement education programs.

Kat

ken barber 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