--ALI-- Its a cause. Its the spirit of America. Its what founded America. Our right to create millitias and bear arms was supposed to be the check against a government gone mad. A government that spends more money on weapons than it does on education. I worked on a base that had over 80 F-16 fighters worth over 32 million each(est. total assets over 3 billion). But I've never seen a public school worth more than ONE F-16.
Do you think the country itself is moving in the right direction? The government has led America for too long, its time to take back the helm; its time to remember its "For the people, by the people."
What would an elementary school do with an F-16? Those kids couldn't even see over the HUD.
ReplyDeleteFor real though, most public education funding comes from the state or local government, not federal. Shouldn't you be questioning the state of Utah's handling of it, rather than the federal government?
So, let's explore that. I grew up in a small town of 12,000. My high school was all in all pretty good. We didn't lack textbooks or space, or anything like that. Teachers couldn't get paid very well, but the cost of living there is very low. That was the only high school in the city limits for 12,000.
Where I live now, Fort Wayne, pop. 250,000-300,000, there are many high schools. Several private, and several public. There are some public schools that have a lot of money, and a lot of students. Parents pay extra to send them to those schools rather than the one in their district. Southside High School (the black kid school) is in the poorer part of the city. Now, I've never been there, nor do I know much about it, but people from other parts of the city don't pay extra to send their kids to Southside.
Can you blame this on the Federal Government? Obviously not. You'll probably find a similar situation in Indy, so shouldn't this go to the State?
Recently, Indiana restructured property tax laws because people in Indy were being "shafted." These people were more wealthy and there was already new legislation in place to correct the issue, it would have just taken time. So, instead of waiting, they restructured the state's property tax law, and now fire and police departments can't hire new employees because of a lack of funding. The new law lowered the tax in richer parts of Indy, and raised it in other parts of the state. It's all about politics.
Many times, the issues that are important to all is not what's important to the ones with the most influence. In order to get campaign funds for re-election, politicians are required to cater to the wealthy constituants. Education is not on the top of the list, because many of these "important" people can easily afford to send their children to the good schools. Obviously, this widens the gaps in public education. Maybe we should "bail out" the nation's public schools instead of delaying bankruptcy for GM and Chrysler.
*End Rant*