Would another Great Depression Be Better?

[Ragnar4]

my favorite thing by obama is the idea of dumping $500 million into the detroit public school system when they're already in a $200 million deficit, and $55m is unaccounted for, i.e. stolen. on top of that, i think like 30% of kids in detroit actually graduate from hs, and 5% of them are "ready for college", whatever that means.

So wait, are you using sarcasm to suggest that we shouldn't put money into a system to increase the possible success rate of our education?

I'd be willing to argue, rather vociferously, that the detroit schools not having proper funding is top 2 in reasons kids aren't getting the education they deserve.

I mean I guess we could just not care about detroit and let them fend for themselves... to hell with a level playing field.

oh yes, dumping money is the answer to everything! you should be in congress. you seem to have the idea down pretty well.

So we should punish the kids for the teachers/faculties missappropriation of money?

Let's instead chase down the teachers who stole the 200m, and beat them without mercy, but still give those children a chance to succeed.

Unless you support the idea that children should grow up to aspire to nothing more than pimping, prostitution, and drugs with occaisional success story that involves a kid somehow getting into middle management at a grocery store somewhere. Woo hoo.

Where would you rather we spent that 500m? A few machines of war? That's definitely superior to teaching our own children how to read, write, and arming them for our future. Perhaps you'd rather just not spend the money at all? What about the kids in Detroit that are getting a terrible education?

What's your proposal for helping these kids to graduate?

Because I'm only hearing you bitch about the expenditure of money, not producing an innovative solvency.

To be honest, I'm tired of people bitching and not doing anything about it.