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NCjack

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3. The nonprofit funnels $15 million into the MA state campaign. And their fine is $0.4 million.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2017, 07:58 PM

Sep 2017

That amount is not a deterrent. They should be paying 3x the amount that they funneled. If they can't pay that, then the nonprofit should be given the death penalty.

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Pro-charter school group pays state's largest campaign finance penalty [View all] DonViejo Sep 2017 OP

I will never figure out weissmam Sep 2017 #1

It's big business. Like private prisons. More_Cowbell Sep 2017 #2

I think in some cases, it's a land grab, too. LisaM Sep 2017 #5

It's a step to doing away with public schools. They don't want the govt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #11

The nonprofit funnels $15 million into the MA state campaign. And their fine is $0.4 million. NCjack Sep 2017 #3

Dems backing charter schools really pisses me off.... vi5 Sep 2017 #4

+1 This. Charter schools are another privatization scam. In the broad picture they are a blight to diva77 Sep 2017 #7

What Betsy Wetsy DeVos has desperately prayed for is starting to go wrong. longship Sep 2017 #6

Ditto! EVERY word! BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #8

Not my idea. It's George Carlin's idea. longship Sep 2017 #9

Brilliant! BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #10