Americans Support Cutting The Deficit, But Not Cutting (their)Specific Programs

Quote from peilthetraveler:

You are an idiot. I'm very much for education. I'm just against spending EVERYONEs money on education that will not be used by the majority of people when they graduate.

For instance...did you know that some of the stuff kids are learning in elementary are things like "Polar bears wont eat penguins" and "the ostrich is the fastest bird on land"

Does anyone need their 6 year old to know what a castanet is and how to play it?

Or teaching what part of the flower pollen is made in?

This is the crap that you are paying in taxes for ALL kids to learn. You all learned this is school...do any of you use it? (or remember it?)
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I understand how you see things now...if your intellect is limited why waste time educating it. We should ignore stuff. You're for ignorant education. That is, education that ignores stuff. I think Bob Jones U does that.

Like I said before, not surprised you think this way given your past positions.
 
Quote from AAAintheBeltway:

No doubt true but it represents a failure on the part of republicnas to educate people. Gingrich had a point when he criticized Paul Ryan for coming out with a bold budget program without preparing the foundation before hand.

Ron Paul and various conservative think tanks have propsed large budget cuts that would hardly affect us. Pull out of these ridiculous overseas military adventures. Terminate the Departments of Education, HUD, Commerce, Labor, etc. Cut all pork like rail projects and bridges to nowhere. Cut foreign aid, particularly to the middle east.

There are trillions in savings out there, all without raising taxes.
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How much do we spend on "defense" again? Something like 40% of our discretionary ? I think that's also coincidentally the amount of control the military complex has on our government.
 
Quote from jem:

this is the difference between the left and the right.


ricter says we are low tax...but refuses to acknowledge are taxes are massive when you add them up.


Obamacare tax... plus...

http://thekitchencabinet.us/2011/10/15/2012-list-of-taxes-in-america/
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
Capital Gains Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Court Fines (indirect taxes)
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax Interest expense (tax on the money)
Inventory tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Local Income Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Septic Permit Tax
Service Charge Taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Taxes (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Road Toll Booth Taxes
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone federal, state and
local surcharge taxes
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Toll Bridge Taxes
Toll Tunnel Taxes
Traffic Fines (indirect taxation)
Trailer Registration Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
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Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago!”
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Completely agree. The cumulative effect is what matters.

Notice it's very difficult to get around the vast majority of these "ancillary" taxes.
 
So we get rid of public schools and education, great idea. Then only the very rich will be able to afford to educate their kids. So, a whole generation of spoiled brats will be able to use their revised history to control the masses, GREAT IDEA.

Even funnier, some of these posters actually think their kids will go to private schools. Most cannot even afford to educate themselves.
 
Quote from mrbill:

So we get rid of public schools and education, great idea. Then only the very rich will be able to afford to educate their kids. So, a whole generation of spoiled brats will be able to use their revised history to control the masses, GREAT IDEA.

Even funnier, some of these posters actually think their kids will go to private schools. Most cannot even afford to educate themselves.
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Yes, because only the very rich can afford a $15 phonics book and $20 math books.


Great critical thinking skills you have there, too. I write that we should cut the excess fat off what kids are learning and you read that as I said we should get rid of education completely. Obviously the current public school education didn't help you much.
 
Quote from peilthetraveler:

Yes, because only the very rich can afford a $15 phonics book and $20 math books.


Great critical thinking skills you have there, too. I write that we should cut the excess fat off what kids are learning and you read that as I said we should get rid of education completely. Obviously the current public school education didn't help you much.
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Oh sure, I can see you have never bothered going to school. Just put a book down and they read it? I suppose you're against all thinking for the kids, perhaps like the new Texas Rep mandates. Or, do you not even know what they're proposing?

Just for your perusal: The Texas Republican Party platform: Creationism, denialism, “health freedom,” and “vaccine choice” all rolled up into one big antiscience ball

Look, try not attacking your opponent, it rarely works. And, I'll admit that I sometimes fall into the trap as well. Without public education, however, we, as a Nation, will just get worse.
 
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