OOTB's Political Thread . ..
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That is utter BS. EUA is simply about quickening the public availability of the drug. It is either EUA OR fully approved OR one of the above has been yanked (for example hydroxychloroquine was briefly given EUA but that got yanked when they proved it has risks with no benefits).
100%, cops in certain areas probably have the hardest job in the nation. Pay them more, get better non-lethal weaponry and better protective equipment, and do a better job of removing lethal weapons from civilian hands. Then remove qualified immunity.
I guarantee u the guy is a flat earther
got ya. So you’ll continue to deny scientific research and believe they’re partisan sheep without a shred of evidence supporting it. Good way to live. Good luck with that.
Pence decided to check himself. Very smart. Obviously in his tenure as VP he was the smartest man in the room.
The curriculum failed to point out that many of the coloreds were fed every day and allowed to sing.
^^^^^ the liberalism I speak of...but not in total. We have to react to the resulting crimes by defunding the police....but not until some shitheel perp is shot and a few cities are burned to the ground because, you know, it was the cops fault that he had to do his job and eliminate some scum. Now, about those guns..
I would guess moon landing denier since that involves the government. Could be both, though.
Actually, the curriculum is loaded with “queer theory”. Makes sense because if I know anything about African-American heritage and culture, it’s that queer theory has played a significant role in making them the people they are.
Seems pretty vague, but can't definitely say it's bad just based on the name. UNC offered a whole major about it and it probably shouldn't have.
Ah yes, Gunslingerdick is here to tell us about African-American heritage and culture. I’m sure they all agree you know it best.
Well, that course could have been anything. The point was the professors and individual major was corrupt. Could have been Applied Mathematics and if it was run by the same people it would have had the same result.
If you went for a quick funny, that’s understandable. But you’re not a noob. Don’t challenge me here. You’ll lose.
But back to my comment, I’ll pose this question to you. What do you think the impact of queer theory has had in the AA community and how would you characterize the relationship between the AA community and the LGBTQ community?
Could have been anything, but it wasn't.
It diverts money used for public education, especially in poor rural areas, to essentially pay for wealthy families to send their children to private education. The focus is entirely wrong. It’s a gift to rich people under the guise of helping everyone.
Edit: not to mention it adds to the state’s debt.
do you know how it works? If so, please elucidate. I don't mean give us the commie philosophy that if you aren't handing over your money then you are stealing, I mean explain how this program actually works.
The way you make it seem, no money would be available for the poor to make choices. You make it seem that wealthy families are being funded with public school money to have their kids attend private school. That isn't the way I read it.
Iowa school choice deal
Read down to see how the funds are to be distributed....
" The law will phase in over three years and eventually allow all Iowa families to use up to $7,598 a year in an "education savings account" for private school tuition.If any money is left over after tuition and fees, families can use the funds for specific educational expenses, including textbooks, tutoring, standardized testing fees, online education programs and vocational and life skills training.
For the first year of the program, the 2023-24 school year, the funds will be available to all incoming kindergarten students and all public school students. It will also be offered to current private school families who make at or below 300% of the federal poverty level.
Eligibility will expand to include private school families at or below 400% of the federal poverty line in the 2024-2025 school year.
When the law is fully phased in by the 2025-2026 school year, every Iowa family will be eligible for the program.
The law also allocates $1,205 to public schools for each student within the district who uses the state funds to attend private school and allows public schools to use funding more flexibly to raise teacher pay. "
Nothing is entirely good (or entirely bad unless we are talking @Heels Noir's attempts at humor, and probably his breath). A possible benefit here is an improvement in actual education, a step in the direction of having our kids become more competitive educationally on the world stage, as well as helping to break the bonds of poverty.
We don't need to fall into the trap of cutting off our noses to spite our faces out of sheer resentment.
Some don't think education is a governmental concern at all. I disagree entirely, because the education of our children makes us stronger as a country and benefits us all just as having a strong military does. To that end, the public system as it exists isn't really cutting it. I'm hoping this works out. But it is expensive. Somebody better be buying lots of corn.
You once again illustrate your ignorance and political bias.
Well said. We spend more money per capita than any other country in “educating“ our kids. Yet our kids are falling farther and farther behind the educational curve as witnessed by our world rankings. If we don’t change that, our country will continue to fall farther behind on the world stage.
And not all parts of the state have many private options. Plus private options often have strict admissions or limited enrollment.
Parents had 'freedom' B4 to do whatever they want... If they could afford it. This is probably only opening options for a limited demographic- those w a decent amt of income in a city w lots of private options, w kids that can get thru admissions, w the ability to drive the kid to school rather than use bussing.
I haven't read the details, but is it only limited to private schools that have admissions requirements?
The "If they could afford it" part is less of an issue now, is it not?
I'm not sure about the paying wealthy family part. I guess it does in a way because it reduces the out of pocket cost, but how does the same thing not help poor families? Based on @bluetoe's post, it sounds like it is limited to lower and middle class families. Also, is the state cutting the budget to provide the money? If it's not coming out of the budget for public schools, then it's not diverting money. It's definitely adding to the debt though.
news flash: every single POTUS and vice POTUS (and probably some staffers) have classified docs when they leave the WH. this should surprise no one.
Who cares if it helps with the problem or not? Iowa can justify this by simply making the battle cry heard from libs every single time when advancing an agenda:
We've got to do SOMETHING!
We've got to do SOMETHING!
That may be true. But so what? It’s not hurting any other kid’s education. And if just a handful of families reap the benefits, isn’t that good? I’ve never understood the opposition to school choice. The only explanation is that liberals just don’t want accountability in public ed (which this will force) or to relinquish control.
There’s literally no downside to this.
Great to see the peaceful protests down in Atlanta. Libs sure know how to party.
