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I think you've answered your own question. We've invested tens of millions of dollars into each of these institutions. They are not meeting up to the reason fo
by DanielBMarkham 9y ago
I think you've answered your own question.
We've invested tens of millions of dollars into each of these institutions. They are not meeting up to the reason for their existence.
Feeding kids, providing a place for them to play sports, and so on? Sounds like we may actually be doing that. Ok, so keep the buildings and fund them to achieve that purpose and that purpose only. Then, immediately afterwards, begin a discussion about education which is separate from the concerns you outline.
The goal here isn't some temper tantrum to punish kids. The goal here is actually being honest about what we are doing and why. If we're honest, we might have a way forward. If we keep up the political bickering, we never will. And the kids will continue to suffer.
- humanrebar 9y agoI'm sympathetic, but American politics isn't defined by its desire for honesty and dynamic problem solving.
- DanielBMarkham 9y agoFor far too many issues, there's this "pre-programmed" thread of political bullshit. You start with observation A. Depending on how you look at it, you either head down path B1 or B2. Each of these paths has arguments already defined. You usually end up with calling the other side some version of "asshat" Just wondering if we could break the chain somehow. Otherwise I'm going to continue to see dear friends on both ends of the political spectrum wondering how the folks on the other side could be so simplistic and stupid. sigh. Could there be some simple and easy ground rules that short-circuit this dysfunctional behavior?
- SolaceQuantum 9y agoThe implication of "shut them down"'implies also that children will not be in a place for 35+ hours a week out of parents hair, and will be deprived of free meals.