We pay a much larger amount of money for the education of our children than any major country in the world. Our children spend many less hours in school than most major country in the world. The level of education attained from our schools is much lower than the education attained for children of most other countries. Money was not and is not the answer. Had the voters paid attention to what is happening and read about what’s happening they would never have voted for more money. Science and math are the dominant subjects of countries like China and India and it made our country No. 1 several years ago when teachers were able to make children do their work even to the extent of whacking our fingers with a ruler or any other method used for results. China and India force their children to study and realize the importance. Our new generation has had it so good that they have lost touch with what is going on. The fact that our children could find themselves in a third rated country is not their fault or the teachers’ fault, it’s ours with our new found leniencies. Too many of us are unconcerned believing that money is the answer for almost everything and that our politicians depending on the help of their lobbyists, will take care of everything.
James Gordon
Rural Brainerd
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Add commentGood letter James
Unfortunately, the dems and liberals think that if we keep throwing money at every problem, our solutions will soon be at hand!
Unfortunately,
the gop have so many sacred cows (ie entitlements) that they can't agree to cut spending on, that there is no agreement. The US spends more on the military than any other country in the world. When is enough, enough?
More as a percent of GDP, or
More as a percent of GDP, or more total $$ wise?
more than needed
Dollar wise, number one. USA 2010: $698 billion; followed by China: $114-119 billion (and did we borrow from China to buy all of this stuff?)
Percent of GDP: US falls about 8th...with a 4.7%. Saudi Arabia is highest...11.2%, other small countries are higher than US, like Chad and Eritea and Jordan and Oman and Israel and UAE.
Waaaayyyyyy toooooo much!!! Who is the beneficiary of all of this military largesse?
Largesse?
Largesse?
Lake
How much a year does this country spend on welfare/illegal immagration stuff???
Who is the benefit of that???
largesse defined
a. Liberality in bestowing gifts
b. Money or gifts bestowed
I call them "gifts" because that is what they prove to be to the corporations who receive generous government contracts. You remember those toilets that cost hundreds of dollars and cars we ship overseas that cost upwards of $60,000? We could all cite examples. You remember Halliburton's contractors working for kajillions more than the US soldier who stands guard to protect him? Do you remember Boehner saying his state, Ohio, needs those factories that produce military equipment like the Chinook Helicopter and the M1 Tank?
Where is Minnesota's share of this spending? What does MN produce for the US military?
well,
my response is in cyber space at the dispatch. Must have said something wrong. Guess you will have to wait and see.
I am not for illegal immigration either. Can't Texas and Arizona deal with that? We send them a lot of money to help out.
Speaking of taxes, everyone was talking about their property tax increases in church today as they saw their valuations decrease. Not a happy conversation.
Lake
I done did grow up in the southern part of this {used to be good old state} If you do
not speak spanish we have problem's in this State!!
well
I doubt they came across the US border at southern Minnesota. And employers who hire undocumented workers, with no valid paperwork, should see fines etc. If they are given forged papers, that is another issue. OTOH, being bilingual isn't bad.
So right lake
The farmers & meat/canning Co can get away with anything. {DFL} FINE those big time. They can
all afford it because the Gov pays for it.
meat packers
Once I visited such a plant, Hormel, and it was quite pungent. I don't imagine people are flocking to work in certain areas of those places. So, if you can't find Americans to work there, give those immigrants who are willing, a green card; but not citizenship, until it is earned.
If I
Remember right Iowa tried to sue Albert Lea back in the 70's for the river that ran
out of the lake Wilson's used to dump in. Hormel is in Austin & if you come right
down to it paper mill/meat packing my nose can't tell anymore.