You know, India invested in education.

[icarus]

Amazing. The fact that Obama has included funding for schools in the stimulus plan has come under fire from the GOP.

What they don't seem to get is that in the current mortgage crisis, property values are plummeting.

What pays for schools?

Property taxes.

Yes, we need funding for schools in a stimulus bill. Otherwise this country will take a long-term hit. One of the reasons our jobs are going to India is that India invested heavily in education. Especially in science in technology.


ETA: arclevel says, "...but really, what political party could go wrong by opposing funding for education? It's a fairly obvious ploy by the Republicans to regain their popularity, yes? Fortunately, we shall see through them and work to fund education over the mass protests of the people!!"

LOL.

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[aigooism.livejournal.com]

I would think that the extra funding in education would eventually mean smarter people who eventually help run this country in the future . . . apparently GOP is against smart people joining their ranks?

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

It seems the Republicans don't want more people joining their ranks. Not in actuality. That would mean they'd have to share. A lot of Republicans support the "trickle down" theory of economics, which says that:

"Hey, if I get massively rich, then I might tip the waiter a dime of that. So my getting massively rich benefits the waiter."

This ignores the fact that the blue collar worker at the next table tipped the waiter $5.78, because he's been a waiter.