Posted on 05/31/2011 1:40:42 PM PDT by MichCapCon
I had a conversation with a guy that watched a pallet full of brand new school books get unloaded on the dock, unwrapped from the plastic wrap, and thrown into the incinerator. He asked why, and was told that the money had to be spent to prevent funding cuts for the next fiscal year.
I think about this every time I pay my taxes. 75% goes to the school, and I home school my kids.
Thank you.
I have posted about school and government budgets before. I have volunteered for school board committees and city committees and the answer to EVERY question is ALWAYS: MORE MONEY!
If you have to cut police officers, then they need more money to better equip and train the remaining officers!
If you have a program for “needy” kids, then they want more money to help spread the program to ALL the kids!
If you have a program that is not working, then you need more money to make the program work!
No matter what the question is, from the government and school district points of view, the answer is MORE MONEY! It is absolutely stupid!
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