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Preschool measure makes June ballot (California -- tax "the rich" to pay for public preschool)
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| Jan. 14, 2005
| John Wildermuth
Posted on 01/14/2006 2:02:48 PM PST by FairOpinion
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It always starts with "tax the rich" then you discover that anyone who is a working person suddenly is considered "rich" and is taxes.
Remember how the income tax started, collect 1% from the riches people, of which there were a few thousand. And look who is paying income taxes now.
To: FairOpinion
Taxes in general are bad. Taxes to enlarge the scope of the already failed Public School monopoly are even worse.
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posted on
01/14/2006 2:07:47 PM PST
by
TCats
To: FairOpinion
I am still shocked that so many rich people still choose to live voluntarily in California.
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posted on
01/14/2006 2:09:59 PM PST
by
Barte45
(Conservative Christian @ Heart)
To: FairOpinion
Good ol' class envy, alive and well in the PRC.
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posted on
01/14/2006 2:10:10 PM PST
by
Gordongekko909
(I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
To: FairOpinion
---Coupal and other opponents also worry that the measure could put private preschools out of business and leave the state in charge of all early childhood education.
"This would transfer the entire preschool industry to the same behemoth that's failed us in the K-12 schools,'' he said.---
Public education has become the main powerbase of the Dims. It's no accident that it's become the number one item in the state budget.
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posted on
01/14/2006 2:10:25 PM PST
by
claudiustg
(Go Bush! Go Sharon!)
To: FairOpinion
The earlier they can start brainwashing children the easier it is to make robots to vote for the demoncrats.
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posted on
01/14/2006 2:10:46 PM PST
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(“Don't approach a Bull from the front, a Horse from the back, or a Fool from any side.”)
To: FairOpinion
a full year of preschool to all California 4-year-olds Sorry, but 4-year olds have better things to do than go to school all day.
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posted on
01/14/2006 2:11:06 PM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: Barte45
It is the nicest place to live in the entire country, if it were not for the scum and villainy that populate most of it.
I miss the ocean, the East coast is horrible, either too humid or too cold.
To: Barte45
You can't beat the weather. One puts up with a lot for that. It's also a fun place to live, things have to get pretty bad, before people will move elsewhere.
To: Izzy Dunne
Perverted women teachers have even younger students to date
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posted on
01/14/2006 2:12:56 PM PST
by
al baby
(Father of the Beeber)
To: Roverman2K
GMTA! :)
I post posting basically the same thing in my post 9, while you were posting your post.
California is a great place, if we could just get some conservative government here.
To: FairOpinion
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posted on
01/14/2006 2:15:08 PM PST
by
BigFinn
To: Roverman2K
Screwed up my post, my fingers were typing on their own and I only read it after I posted it, but you know what I meant.
To: FairOpinion
On Friday Bill Handel of KFI radio investigated some advertisements that claim that pre school children are less apt to become criminals.
Turns out that there's no link.
Somebody is trying to get the public thinking that preschools will curb crime.
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posted on
01/14/2006 2:16:52 PM PST
by
Loud Mime
(Republicans protect Americans from terrorists, Democrats protect terrorists from Americans)
To: BigFinn
Well, the voters in CA approved Prop. 98, which mandates huge spending on public schools and defeated the recent reform prop. 76, which was going to de-fang prop. 98, so in all likelihood, they will probably approve this one, after all, "it only taxes the rich" and "it's for the children".
To: Roverman2K; Barte45
I know of three wealthy Californians who have moved elsewhere due to the lunacy, two to Nevada, one to Florida. Can't beat the weather though.
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posted on
01/14/2006 2:17:47 PM PST
by
Clemenza
(Smartest words ever written by a Communist: "Show me the way to the next Whiskey Bar")
To: FairOpinion
Have you seen and heard the "coincidental" commercials lately from a group called First Five Association of California touting the benefits of preschool...
"A child who attends preschool is 5 times more likely to discover a cure for cancer...."
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posted on
01/14/2006 2:20:20 PM PST
by
socal_parrot
(2006, the year of the parrot!!!)
To: Clemenza
---Can't beat the weather though.---
California is vastly overrated, including the weather. I'll take the intense Spring in northern Montana any day.
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posted on
01/14/2006 2:27:28 PM PST
by
claudiustg
(Go Bush! Go Sharon!)
To: FairOpinion
"it's for the children". As soon as you hear someone state the above or state "we need to do what's best for the children", chances are whoever said that has run out of facts, logic and reasoning, and is now appealing to emotion.
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posted on
01/14/2006 2:29:06 PM PST
by
Fury
To: socal_parrot
Who is paying for these (frequent) ads ?
A TV ad had a logo for First 5 California.
This is an umbrella org. for other orgs/assns also doing similar advertising.
First 5 California is a Calif. state agency & is also known as The California Children
and Families Commission.
>how can this agency justify advertising (vs. direct funding of activities) w/ taxpayer funds ?
>>2003-2004 Mass Media Communications account: $49,048,106 (pages 7 & 8)
I suspect advertising $'s for the current period is up substantially.
>>note: some actual activities are hidden in disbursements to counties & a total
column is conspicuously absent.
Best of all who's a Chair of First 5 California/The California Children and Families Commission ?
Rob Reiner- gleefully spending taxpayer $s w/ no opposition from Arnold
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