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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:38 PM Original message |
Why should people without kids pay taxes for public education? |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. I see you read the article on the Homepage, too. |
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paineinthearse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. touche.......nt |
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paineinthearse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Link to Partridge piece (on home page) |
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BlackVelvetElvis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 10:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I get it. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 10:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. Good point |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:48 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. But you're forgeting that some of us live in areas where there *is* |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 01:36 AM Response to Reply #27 |
37. It doesn't have to be either/or |
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Lindacooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 02:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
42. "Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society." |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. Are you serious? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 01:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 08:15 AM Response to Reply #31 |
47. Thanks Fire. |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 08:32 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. We have a sarcsm smiley, please use it. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 08:34 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. It wasn't sarcasm though. |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 08:35 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Hey mods, we need :strawman: |
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physioex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sorry this does not sound Liberal... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 01:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
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physioex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 02:08 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. I have... |
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Fire (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 04:24 AM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Humor Value n/t |
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BlackVelvetElvis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. Were you educated in the public school system? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 01:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. because someone without kids paid for YOUR education. I |
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satya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. You mean those adorable babies in those pix aren't your kids? |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
7. Gives us some peace and quiet nine months out of |
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ebayfool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 04:29 AM Response to Reply #7 |
44. ROTFLMAO - I have kids & grandkids, I'm w/you! |
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randr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
8. Do you really want to live in a neighborhood with a bunch of |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 01:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
9. I want to live in an educated nation? |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
10. From someone with out kids. It is my duty to support public education |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. Out of that list, I support subsidy only for public education and police. |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:54 AM Response to Reply #14 |
28. I would add most EMS to your prospect and I think we have Eutopia |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 07:32 AM Response to Reply #28 |
45. Fire fighters, yes. Ambulance, maybe. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 08:17 AM Response to Reply #14 |
48. How do police get anywhere without roads? |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 07:09 PM Response to Reply #48 |
58. Or without cars? The lack of subsidy won't cause roads to disappear! |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. This is easy to answer. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 01:11 AM Response to Reply #15 |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
16. It's called community. Check into it. |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
18. I think Vash forgot the "sarcasm" smiley. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. Because good schools will raise their property values, educate the |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. Well Duh! |
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PeaceProgProsp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
21. Because somebody has to pay for your social security check. |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. If I don't have a car... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 01:13 AM Response to Reply #22 |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 02:33 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. I did... |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 11:05 AM Response to Reply #39 |
57. Snarky Indeed |
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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
23. schools should NOT be funded with property taxes |
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U4ikLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 02:34 AM Response to Reply #23 |
40. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for saying that. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 08:18 AM Response to Reply #23 |
49. Okay, so where do local governments get money for schools? |
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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 09:44 AM Response to Reply #49 |
56. that's an excellent question ... |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
24. The same reason that |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
25. So the public's vocabulary can be improved.... |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:38 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. as did I nt |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
29. because we all have an interest in an educated society |
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Fire (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
30. While I can tolerate LOLbertarians just fine |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 02:48 AM Response to Original message |
41. to keep my kids from stealing your shit when you're gone |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
46. Ostensibly, it's for future generations, but when I look at the ignorance |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
52. you're joking right? |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 08:38 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Is rhetoric lost on you? |
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formernaderite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
55. Paying for education is cheaper than.... |
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jayctravis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
59. Because if kids aren't in school... |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
60. My step-grandfather was like that |
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