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In reply to the discussion: which country is the dumbest? [View all]steve2470
(37,457 posts)32. Yes, Florida's educational system sucks
There is no argument there.
It sucks for two reasons: 1- the biggest industry here is tourism, and before that it was agriculture; 2- the state constitution prohibits the income tax. It was prohibited to encourage people to settle here, and it worked (in addition to the climate).
Dumb ? That's debatable. There's plenty of smart people here (Democrats of course mostly lol ) but our problems are a reflection of the culture that has been here for decades, and which won't change anytime soon.
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US elected a washed up B-movie actor whose claim to fame was co-starring with a chimpanzee twice
NNN0LHI
Jun 2012
#17
Frightening statistic of the day: 60% of Americans can't name *A* SCOTUS justice.
Initech
Jun 2012
#19
Yes, especially given how hard our ancestors had to fight to get universal public education.
TrollBuster9090
Jun 2012
#44
When you have half the population that vote against thier own best interests
libtodeath
Jun 2012
#30