Education Spending Has a Simple Solution

by Phyllis Schlafly March 25, 2011



Phyllis Schlafly



As the new Republican House majority wrestles with ways to cut our unsustainable budget deficit, Barack Obama threw down the gauntlet. On March 14 he said: "We cannot cut education."



But why not? If we are going to cut programs that are proven to have failed to achieve their goals, federal spending on education should be at the top of the…

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These are the bills that were introduced at city council this week.  Public Hearing with public comments on thse issues weill be on 4/12/11.

 

If you would like to look at the bills themselves the are available HERE.

 

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More Jax homeowners go underwater

 

"Forty-seven percent of residential mortgages in Jacksonville — 155,487 — were in negative equity in the fourth quarter, according to CoreLogic. An additional 4.8 percent, or 15,941 mortgages, were in near negative equity."

 

Look around the room and it is likely that almost…

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Sens. Arthenia Joyner, Thad Altman sue Gov. Rick Scott over high-speed rail





TALLAHASSEE — Two senators, Democrat Arthenia Joyner and Republican Thad Altman, filed a lawsuit Tuesday to stop Gov. Rick Scott from killing high-speed rail.



The suit asks the Florida Supreme Court to order Scott to "expeditiously accept" $2.4 billion in federal money awarded to build the line connecting Tampa to Orlando.



Altman and Joyner are listed as petitioners. Scott is listed as…

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There has been much discussion about the closure of Monroe Street. What is to follow is not a comprehesive view of the situation.  This is just a summary with my opinion/viewpoint towards the end. 

 

On one side there is the school of thought that says "Monroe Street should/ must be reopened"   That argument was well stated by Mr. Ted Pappas at the City Council meeting on 2/8/11.  Clink Here for…

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From: Field, Mike D. (MBS) [mailto:Mike.Field@mortgagefamily.com]

Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 11:33 AM

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Cc: Smith, Dianne

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Imagine your wallet or pocket book with three different compartments.  Now, the local taxes come from one compartment; your state taxes from the second, and the third is your federal taxes.

 

The money is still coming out and you still have to compensate for having less because there are taxes.  So when there is a grant being requested from the State or Federal Government; it is still your money.

 

That is  a simplistic view of the situation and not a…

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That header is likely enough to get anyone's blood boiling.

 

The objection to art in the courthouse is that the courthouse is already outrageous and it is not necessary.

There are old courthouse all over the world that have no artwork.

 

If the people insist, and lobby for there to be artwork in public places then here are some suggestions:

 

Why can't we get some donations?  JU donated a piece for the TU center and Brunos donated the  money…

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Marriage Is the Key to Spending Cuts



The attack on the institution of marriage is not only the biggest cultural but also the biggest fiscal issue of our times, and political and judicial attacks by gays are only part of the problem. Marriage is being assaulted by unilateral divorce, feminist hostility toward marriage, the bias of family courts against fathers, and the taxpayer-paid financial incentives that subsidize illegitimate births.



Forty-five years…

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Here is a link that might interest some of you.  It is a twitter like site.

 

Foundersweb

 

A little about it from their "About Us" link.

What is Foundersweb ?

Foundersweb is a microblogging network for Conservatives. Think of it as Twitter but without any of the Liberal hate or spam. Microblogging has become a popular method of communication on the Internet thanks to Twitter.…

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The Bill is 2010-802; introduced by Corrigan. This is $800,000 for scholarships that can be used at Edward Waters (tuition is about $5000 a semester); JU (about $13,000 per semester); UNF (Less than $3,000) or FSCJ (Formally FCCJ and less than $3,000 per semester).



This is one of the items that was proposed to be cut.



My primary argument against this is that it is not a function of the city to award money for education. They may have done this is the past, but it wasn't… Continue