Cash spent in Iraq would build 35K U.S. schools

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  • bryanfury
    bryanfury Posts: 461
    jeffbr wrote:
    Wouldn't it be great if people spent their own money on issues they thought important?


    I'd prefer we didn't have enough federal tax revenue to pay for Iraq or 35,000 schools.

    so how would we pay for schools, roads, etc etc etc?

    i don;t have a problem paying taxes. i have a problem with my taxes funding illegal wars, bridges to nowhere in Alaska, Pig Museums, and other bullshit earmark projects.
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  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,701
    bryanfury wrote:
    so how would we pay for schools, roads, etc etc etc?

    How did you pay for your shirt?
  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,701
    Collin wrote:
    But how exactly is this my system, that's what I don't get?

    "Your" as in that which you advocate. I'm still trying to figure out what that is as well.
  • CorporateWhore
    CorporateWhore Posts: 1,890
    Constitutionally, it is illegal for the Federal Government to build schools. It is not one the enumerated powers that it has.

    It does have the power to go to war, but it needs a declaration from Congress. Therefore, this war isn't allowed.
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  • OceansJenny
    OceansJenny Manhattan, NY Posts: 3,410
    PEPPER wrote:
    No, what we need is a school system that holds the teachers we have accountable for the low graduations rates. Rather then pushing them thru the system they should actually do there jobs. Maybe instead of getting the summers off require them to work with the "troubled" kids. You may think I am nuts but I am sure everyone can think back to there school days and remember a group of teachers that sucked......look at me, I have a terrible time deciding what there/their to use (but I know thats my own fault)

    Haha are you kidding?? No body wants to be teachers as it is, shitty pay and whatnot, what makes you think holding them responsible for the lazy ass kids who can't graduate HIGH SCHOOL (MY GOD ITS SO EASY) will help the school systems??
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  • OceansJenny
    OceansJenny Manhattan, NY Posts: 3,410
    farfromglorified wrote:
    Hehe...a bunch of people arguing about the best way to spend someone else's money. You guys might not be as different than George Bush as you think.

    Amen. Very very well said
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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    bryanfury wrote:
    wow. talk about opposite ends of the spectrum.

    the long term benefits possible from building new schools as opposed to the long term damage done by this war.

    Way to go George!!!
    ...
    Hosw about this... spend it where it is needed... and if it is not needed... don't collect it?
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