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To: one_less who wrote (700187)	2/21/2013 8:17:31 AM
From: steve harris	2 Recommendations Respond to of 1578934

rat infested schools with leaky roofs and broken windows Are indications the monies are being wasted on BS instead of the children. Just like I'm sure Newton CT school had security until someone said let's blow that money on something else, or let's line our own pockets a little more. Just like politicians screaming we need money for infrastructure. Fine, let's have an audit and see where you're blowing our fuel taxes today before you get anymore. No, the left's first solution for being broke is more money, not see why you're broke. Just like the bailout of wallstreet and the banks. No one is in jail yet...... Locally, we see govt building new roads to nowhere, while existing roads are falling apart.

To: one_less who wrote (700187)	2/21/2013 12:46:23 PM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578934

You've shown no evidence to support your contention that this is a wide spread problem among poor community. You say you have a background in education. How can you not know these problems exist? And just for the record, these broken schools don't just exist in the inner city.........they can be found in poor suburbs as well as poor rural areas. One of the worst schools I saw in a film was in rural OH. In addition, I student taught and worked for a year in a suburb. That suburb had an affluent part and a poorer part. The affluent part had a state of the art school; the school where I taught was in a poorer part of the suburb and was trashed. Many of these crummy schools are attended by children of color. They are this country's future and they are getting short shrift. Doesn't bode well for the future of this country.