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yurbud

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3. a simple way to tell what politicians love: who do they give money to and deregulate?

Reply to yurbud (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 12:45 PM

Oct 2012

and conversely, anything they starve of funds and regulate to death, they hate.

And by hate, I mean they can't figure out how to get money in their own pockets from it.

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RAVITCH: Michelle Rhee’s Plan to Destroy Public Education--buy conservative Dems [View all] yurbud Oct 2012 OP

The Pubbies have been after our public education system for 40 years now. bemildred Oct 2012 #1

starve it of funding which jacks up class size and narrow curriculum to test taking... yurbud Oct 2012 #2

a simple way to tell what politicians love: who do they give money to and deregulate? yurbud Oct 2012 #3

race to the top nt msongs Oct 2012 #4

Well put: Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 #5

When one party has a bad idea, it might just be a bad idea. When both parties have the same bad yurbud Oct 2012 #6

There you go again,'bud. Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 #7

that is high praise. yurbud Oct 2012 #8

. yurbud Oct 2012 #9

I appreciate the discussion that all this money being raised to replace public education and hand it midnight Oct 2012 #10

that's a good summary of what's going on. yurbud Oct 2012 #11