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To: SilentZ who wrote (194920)	7/18/2004 10:52:20 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572481

Z, I'll see if I can find some articles. But there is not a correlation. I agree it should be, but without measurable performance based accountability, the unions run the schools... While there are some good schools, too many are overpaid babysitters. eagletribune.com kuro5hin.org

To: SilentZ who wrote (194920)	7/22/2004 11:45:32 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1572481

it just makes friggin' logical sense that there'd be a correlation! DANG! I gotta tell The Boyz about you! You're as much fun as American Spirit! So point out one other case where feeding more money to a bloated, wasteful bureaucracy improved its performance. Generally when fed more funds, all they do is get bigger and less efficient. If you want more for your money, you starve them. Also, I do notice that you fail to support your case with any facts.

To: SilentZ who wrote (194920)	7/23/2004 10:32:11 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572481

>> I'm no statistician, but it just makes friggin' logical sense that there'd be a correlation! Essentially, your position is that "Well, spending more money on schools improves education because it is so obvious that it should." The problem, as I have previously pointed out to you (but you obviously didn't comprehend), is that government is the worst possible vehicle for spending money. I think I also provided an example of our local school's squandering of money. Why? Because they can. If you get a chance, check out Donald Trump's first book, "The Art of the Deal". Not that I'm a big Trump fan, but for the story of the Wohlman Rink, if nothing else.