It is because a large portion of our citizens have never had to sacrifice for one, and then the second part is just flat intellectual laziness.......
They all want to spout the constitution, but somehow there is a disconnect between "We The People" and protecting "The People" outlined in that constitution.
Or perhaps it's because of the example Dear Leader sets. (Many people feel that if the president himself doesn't wear one it's probably not really necessary.
Annnnnnddddd...... if you aren't familliar with the Hagfish:
Hagfish , of the class Myxini (also known as Hyperotreti ), are eel -shaped, slime-producing marine fish (occasionally called slime eels ). They are the only known living animals that have a skull but no vertebral column.
When I saw this this morning I had to play the video twice to make sure I was hearing it correctly.
I think this pandemic is causing people to lose their minds. I've never seen so many conspiracy theories in my life. This pandemic has exposed the vast stupidity and insanity that exists in our population. So sad.
Thanks for the link Tex. I'm going to take a look at the details of the numbers. I want to see if this chart take into account population growth and adjustment for inflation in the spending.
Again, thanks for the data. My initial searches found that states have been dropping school funding while federal funding has been incrementally going up. This is very true of the state where I grew up (Kansas) where they have greatly cut school funding in order to give corporate tax cuts. Back in the 1970s Kansas was constantly in the top 5 in ACT scores, now they are 16th and still dropping. The same is true in Wisconsin after Walker administration got done cutting school funding there. They are just starting to see a drop in what was always a top 10 in national ACT scored.
Universities have really been hammered since the mid 1980s as states reduced funding for their public colleges and universities. This is the cause of college tuitions going through the roof.
I still need to take a look at K-12 population increases from the 1960s to now, and indexed for inflation numbers for the same. What I'm going to be looking for is a cost per student adjusted for inflation from 1965 to now. When I learn more, I will post more.
I have a daughter that is a High School music teacher back in the state. What she describes by a comparison to what was made available to us in the 1970s for free related to sports funding, and funding for the arts has just about totally disappeared.
We spent some years in Wisconsin in the 1990s, and found the education programs there quite good. School funding seems to have always been a state priority and was reflected in their ACT scores as well. ACT/SAT scores I would think are a good long term indicator of the quality of education on a national level when comparing states. When Walker, a Tea Party favorite took over as governor, (just like Brownback in Kansas) he started cutting school funding. Consequently Wisconsin has also dropped to below the national average in their once high ACT scores.
Do you have background in education? It would seem so.
I do not have a background in education. I just don't happen to think that education has been gutted. Stats seem to indicate that education has NOT been gutted.
test results may be a poor indicator of educational spending.
We spend more than most countries with poorer results.
We now rank lower than we did before the Dept. of Education was formed.
These people (in the video) are from a 'collection' of people regularly fed a political diet of liberals are communists coming to take away your (their) freedoms through installment of 'big-ger government.'
think this pandemic is causing people to lose their minds. I've never seen so many conspiracy theories in my life. This pandemic has exposed the vast stupidity and insanity that exists in our population. So sad.
I think one reason why its so bad now is that Dear Leader is encouraging it!
I could while away the hours Conferrin' with the flowers, Consulting with the rain; And my head I'd be a scratchin' While my thoughts are busy hatchin' If I only had a brain.
Looks like these individuals pictured are suffering constipation.....
I have a feeling that Dilbert has no idea how ridiculous he looks. It looks like he and his mother shop at the same store. And what the hell is that running down his legs?
This isnt a surprise. Right wing media, Breitbart, Glenn Beck, Infowars, Gateway Pundit, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Fox News, etc, have been destroying peoples minds for many years now. The chickens are coming home to roost.
And don't leave out Pat Robertson's 700 Club. You know he ran for president once, so he is a political 'beast' through his ministry on Trinity Broadcasting Network. Just the other day, I watched Pat's opening as he "shredded" BLM, Antifa, the rioters, looters, and other assorted agitators as terrorists coming to take American liberties away.
It's all propaganda - all the time with these guys, gays, and outfits!
Set the chart to $2012 rather than the default %GDP to give per student spending adjusted for inflation.
The Federal Government is spending more per student now than they have in the past but state and local spending have increased more. (Education costs have increased for various reasons.)
This varies by state. Mississippi and Wyoming truly are receiving less Federal money than they did in 2000 while other states are receiving more. (Set the [United States] tab to the state you wish to study.) Note the Federal Government usually contributes only about 8% to the states for education. The remainder is funded by state and local sources.
You could argue that public education has been gutted or simply that the Federal Government is not picking up the tab for increased education costs requiring states to make changes in how they allocate education dollars.
Texan1211 did provide the base government data on annual spending on education, but I've not dived into the numbers. I suspect that the chart needs to be checked for adjustments in inflation and population. We know that states are picking up less and less of college tuition in their states and I'm betting there is going to be a similar situation in K-12.
You could argue that public education has been gutted or simply that the Federal Government is not picking up the tab for increased education costs requiring states to make changes in how they allocate education dollars.
You could also argue that just throwing money at a problem won't necessarily make it go away-- or even help.
In fact I personally would argue that the incredibly stupid ways the public schools (with a few notable exceptions) spend the money is ineffective--if not totally corrupt in many cases.
I have a teacher friend (who is a devout union member). We were discussing issues re: accountability for students. (how much there should be, how to measure their achievements or lack thereof, etc).
I happened to mention the issue of accountability for teachers-- she was not too happy with that.
You could also argue that just throwing money at a problem won't necessarily make it go away-- or even help
I don't disagree.
Certainly in higher education the growth of expenditures for "administration" vs faculty over the years has been stupefying.
I remember a college president, determined to show fiscal responsibility proudly announce that the was eliminating one of the VP positions to save money. A little later - and rather quietly, he created a couple of super Director positions to cover the work. Each new position require a full complement of executive support staff, support staff, graduate assistants, student workers and assistant director grifters - pretty much doubling the number of little helpers and significantly increasing the cost.
meh, I'm happy that covid-19 has moved on from the vulnerable to prey on the ignorant. trump needs to organize more super-spreader events. buh bye trumpsters.
Anyone who puts themselves in an environment and take zero precautions whether it be a political rally, club, sporting event, bar, BBQ, birthday party, or parks and comes down with it, zero sympathy. My sympathy goes to their friends and family members they have put at risk.
Anyone who puts themselves in an environment and take zero precautions whether it be a political rally, club, sporting event, bar, BBQ, birthday party, or parks and comes down with it, zero sympathy.
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
It's a free country.......but stupid is just stupid.
Wear a damn mask as your patriotic duty to your country.....
That woman in the photo - cuckoo for cocoa puffs!!!!!!!!!!
It's unbelievable at how stupid these people are. My first thought when watching the video was "are these people on drugs?"
Exactly!
Why does the US have so many stupid, selfish, it's all about me people....wear the damn mask
It is because a large portion of our citizens have never had to sacrifice for one, and then the second part is just flat intellectual laziness.......
They all want to spout the constitution, but somehow there is a disconnect between "We The People" and protecting "The People" outlined in that constitution.
WEAR A DAMN MASK!
Or perhaps it's because of the example Dear Leader sets. (Many people feel that if the president himself doesn't wear one it's probably not really necessary.
Because Trump would not steer them wrong; now, would he? Trump has "incredible" healthcare; do they?
It could make a person be concerned about November 3.
Where was little Marco back months ago...... ? Hell worms have more of a spine.
LMAO!! I won't live long enough to name those who are spineless, so I'll just go by groups.
US Senate, RNC, Texas Senate. I'm sure there others, but you know, time.
How about Ted "The Hagfish" Cruz
Annnnnnddddd...... if you aren't familliar with the Hagfish:
Hagfish , of the class Myxini (also known as Hyperotreti ), are eel -shaped, slime-producing marine fish (occasionally called slime eels ). They are the only known living animals that have a skull but no vertebral column.
ROFL!! Pretty much sums it up.
Nice seeing you again Tess...... Remember..... "Take no prisoners!"
People bitch that the masks are uncomfortable. Masks are far more comfortable than a ventilator.
When I saw this this morning I had to play the video twice to make sure I was hearing it correctly.
I think this pandemic is causing people to lose their minds. I've never seen so many conspiracy theories in my life. This pandemic has exposed the vast stupidity and insanity that exists in our population. So sad.
That's what we get for gutting public education since the 1960s.....
I just remembered to put tin foil on my shopping list.
Absolutely !
Maybe where you live.
All the stats I can find tell a far different story--education has simply not been gutted.
Please post them Tex, We'll be happy to dissect the data here on this thread.
Don't hold your breath on that one Fly.
I am fairly confident he is smart enough to know how and when to breathe.
I bet those stats don't say what you say they're supposed to say . . . . just sayin'
Thanks for the link Tex. I'm going to take a look at the details of the numbers. I want to see if this chart take into account population growth and adjustment for inflation in the spending.
I'll give it an honest shake.
I am fairly confident he is smart enough to know how and when to breathe.
If breathing wasn't an automatic thing, I'm not so sure about tRump [ Deleted ]
Sure, that makes perfect sense. You must have thought he was a Trump supporter, which is why you told him what you did.
Trump not smart enough to breathe, but smart enough to beat the very, very best Democrats could offer up in 2016? Priceless!
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So, after perusing the data supplied to you, exactly how much have education budgets been gutted by?
Who gutted them?
Again, thanks for the data. My initial searches found that states have been dropping school funding while federal funding has been incrementally going up. This is very true of the state where I grew up (Kansas) where they have greatly cut school funding in order to give corporate tax cuts. Back in the 1970s Kansas was constantly in the top 5 in ACT scores, now they are 16th and still dropping. The same is true in Wisconsin after Walker administration got done cutting school funding there. They are just starting to see a drop in what was always a top 10 in national ACT scored.
Universities have really been hammered since the mid 1980s as states reduced funding for their public colleges and universities. This is the cause of college tuitions going through the roof.
I still need to take a look at K-12 population increases from the 1960s to now, and indexed for inflation numbers for the same. What I'm going to be looking for is a cost per student adjusted for inflation from 1965 to now. When I learn more, I will post more.
Have a good weekend Tex.
Seems to me if education spending was so gutted, it would be very easy to find.
What exactly did you base your declaration on--your home state alone?
Love to bet you on it.
I have a daughter that is a High School music teacher back in the state. What she describes by a comparison to what was made available to us in the 1970s for free related to sports funding, and funding for the arts has just about totally disappeared.
We spent some years in Wisconsin in the 1990s, and found the education programs there quite good. School funding seems to have always been a state priority and was reflected in their ACT scores as well. ACT/SAT scores I would think are a good long term indicator of the quality of education on a national level when comparing states. When Walker, a Tea Party favorite took over as governor, (just like Brownback in Kansas) he started cutting school funding. Consequently Wisconsin has also dropped to below the national average in their once high ACT scores.
Do you have background in education? It would seem so.
I do not have a background in education. I just don't happen to think that education has been gutted. Stats seem to indicate that education has NOT been gutted.
test results may be a poor indicator of educational spending.
We spend more than most countries with poorer results.
We now rank lower than we did before the Dept. of Education was formed.
Whoa-- wait a minute! Wait just one gosh-darned minute!
Didn't you know that Dear Leader is the world's great expert on a number of things? Yes...he's an expert on...EVERYTHING!
(And he even admits it!)
Everything Donald Trump Is an Expert In, According to Him
Everything Donald Trump Is an Expert In, According to Him
Actually I think this is the perfect"companion video" to the one seeded here (that genius "breathing system expert" speaking in Florida.)
These people (in the video) are from a 'collection' of people regularly fed a political diet of liberals are communists coming to take away your (their) freedoms through installment of 'big-ger government.'
I think one reason why its so bad now is that Dear Leader is encouraging it!
I could while away the hours
Conferrin' with the flowers,
Consulting with the rain;
And my head I'd be a scratchin'
While my thoughts are busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
Looks like these individuals pictured are suffering constipation.....
I have a feeling that Dilbert has no idea how ridiculous he looks. It looks like he and his mother shop at the same store. And what the hell is that running down his legs?
This isnt a surprise. Right wing media, Breitbart, Glenn Beck, Infowars, Gateway Pundit, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Fox News, etc, have been destroying peoples minds for many years now. The chickens are coming home to roost.
And don't leave out Pat Robertson's 700 Club. You know he ran for president once, so he is a political 'beast' through his ministry on Trinity Broadcasting Network. Just the other day, I watched Pat's opening as he "shredded" BLM, Antifa, the rioters, looters, and other assorted agitators as terrorists coming to take American liberties away.
It's all propaganda - all the time with these guys, gays, and outfits!
Very good Meme Perrie. It says it all!
Excellent Perrie...
Relating to the link posted by Texan1211:
On the same website - slightly different link
Set the chart to $2012 rather than the default %GDP to give per student spending adjusted for inflation.
The Federal Government is spending more per student now than they have in the past but state and local spending have increased more. (Education costs have increased for various reasons.)
This varies by state. Mississippi and Wyoming truly are receiving less Federal money than they did in 2000 while other states are receiving more. (Set the [United States] tab to the state you wish to study.) Note the Federal Government usually contributes only about 8% to the states for education. The remainder is funded by state and local sources.
You could argue that public education has been gutted or simply that the Federal Government is not picking up the tab for increased education costs requiring states to make changes in how they allocate education dollars.
Another link that might be of interest:
Excellent follow up post Adam.
Texan1211 did provide the base government data on annual spending on education, but I've not dived into the numbers. I suspect that the chart needs to be checked for adjustments in inflation and population. We know that states are picking up less and less of college tuition in their states and I'm betting there is going to be a similar situation in K-12.
Again.... thanks for the post.
You could also argue that just throwing money at a problem won't necessarily make it go away-- or even help.
In fact I personally would argue that the incredibly stupid ways the public schools (with a few notable exceptions) spend the money is ineffective--if not totally corrupt in many cases.
I have a teacher friend (who is a devout union member). We were discussing issues re: accountability for students. (how much there should be, how to measure their achievements or lack thereof, etc).
I happened to mention the issue of accountability for teachers-- she was not too happy with that.
I don't disagree.
Certainly in higher education the growth of expenditures for "administration" vs faculty over the years has been stupefying.
I remember a college president, determined to show fiscal responsibility proudly announce that the was eliminating one of the VP positions to save money. A little later - and rather quietly, he created a couple of super Director positions to cover the work. Each new position require a full complement of executive support staff, support staff, graduate assistants, student workers and assistant director grifters - pretty much doubling the number of little helpers and significantly increasing the cost.
meh, I'm happy that covid-19 has moved on from the vulnerable to prey on the ignorant. trump needs to organize more super-spreader events. buh bye trumpsters.
Anyone who puts themselves in an environment and take zero precautions whether it be a political rally, club, sporting event, bar, BBQ, birthday party, or parks and comes down with it, zero sympathy. My sympathy goes to their friends and family members they have put at risk.
Reminds me of that old saying. Sadly:
There's no cure for "Stuck on Stupid"
There isn't enough duct tape either to fix it.
Palm Beach County had 658 new cases and 4 more death yesterday...Yup, keep flapping your gums you dumbasses.
How did anybody there keep from laughing? I couldn't have. Citizen's arrest? God's breathing system?
That was more sad than funny. Especially since it highlights the rampant stupidity in this country today.