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To: koan who wrote (989717)	12/22/2016 2:36:02 PM
From: jlallen	7 Recommendations Recommended By dave rose GROUND ZERO™ Investor Clouseau locogringo Mick Mørmøny and 2 more members Respond to of 1570918

LOL!! You are hopelessly deluded.

To: koan who wrote (989717)	12/22/2016 2:42:28 PM
From: one_less	2 Recommendations Recommended By Mick Mørmøny TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570918

>>>As I have posted a million times, there is a way to level the playing field and that is free preschool for every kid in the country including a hot meal. The Democrats would do it in a heartbeat, but the Republicans been blocking that sort of program for 50 years.<<< People naturally want to have their kids at home with them in these early years and studies show this strengthens culture. Most normal people think their kids are too cute to believe and have very tight bonds to them. That doesn't change much until the onset of puberty. So why farm them out to preschool? Well, there are economic reasons if you are low income and need that 8-5 job it is useful. Even high income people do this but pay for it. This can be especially beneficial for low income house holds with one parent who needs to work and the other absent. The problem of neglect is ameliorated for low income households. But people who are better off are able to provide cognitive stimulation to their kids and maintain a culture that values education. The high income families would likely send their preschooler to a Montessori school for a couple of hours so they could get some boost to what they are doing at home. I like what Headstart is trying to do and it does help disadvantaged kids get a boost before kindergarten. Statistics show that in the long term that boost is lost. The reason IMO is the culture, as you pointed out, is not changed in the process. I don't see that being discussed, and where the problem is addressed, it is received by cries of racism. Education can be a great equalizer and I love to see it when it works. My neighbors (Single mom and everything) came from Kenya and they made it work. The culture of family and friends definitely made it so.

To: koan who wrote (989717)	12/22/2016 2:47:23 PM
From: GROUND ZERO™	2 Recommendations Recommended By Investor Clouseau TideGlider Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570918

Why don't the parents of those kids feed them before they go to school??? Why is it the school's responsibility??? GZ

To: koan who wrote (989717)	12/22/2016 2:53:58 PM
From: locogringo	9 Recommendations Recommended By dave rose Investor Clouseau jlallen joefromspringfield Mick Mørmøny and 4 more members Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570918

Maybe the difference is that the Democratic Party does not allow any racism at all. We just do not allow it. Until the day after the election. Your post is total bullshit.

To: koan who wrote (989717)	12/22/2016 3:07:38 PM
From: one_less	3 Recommendations Recommended By locogringo Mick Mørmøny TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570918

>>>Maybe the difference is that the Democratic Party does not allow any racism at all. We just do not allow it.<<< It would be easier for me to discuss topical issues with you, if you did not link yourself to such obviously flawed claims. The Republican party does not allow racism either. Members and groups from each party are known to make racist comments anyway. For the Dems part, they employ racism as a platform test of fellowship. People must support the "hands up don't shoot" movement or be ostracized, all the while knowing it is a false narrative. People must support the rise of a blackman over a successful whiteman in business. Successful black people are dissed for being black, by the left, for no other reason than their political choice. You are outspoken about black people belonging in the Dem party which is a sort of racism all by itself... why can't black people be conservative? And I noticed you refuse to identify where black people fit in your culture commentary ... glaringly absent. When the Dems drop racism as an erroneous asset to the party, I will believe they are not using it, as an oppressive ploy to garner votes.