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Originally Posted by CiviChik97
well youre bitching because we spent that much on the war...but previously you said it makes your blood boil that your brother in law and the rest of our troops arent being given teh proper supplies that they need.
are you completely anti-war then?
are you completely anti-war then?
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From: Ossining, New York
Originally Posted by redgoober4life
I think this debate swayed me more towards Bush. I just think he answered moore questions better, was more in tune with what this debate was about (securty/foreign affairs), and he seems more sincere.
I don't think being a little unsettled by a debate is a bad thing. I did 3 last year and I was no more calm at the 3rd one then the first. It's a different setting, and when you have more to lose then to gain, you put more pressure on yourself.
What I did notice is that when flustered, Kerry will make useless sentences whereas Bush will go "umm, ehh, mmm, ok" Kerry masks it better. But both were stumped about the same during the debate.
I don't think being a little unsettled by a debate is a bad thing. I did 3 last year and I was no more calm at the 3rd one then the first. It's a different setting, and when you have more to lose then to gain, you put more pressure on yourself.
What I did notice is that when flustered, Kerry will make useless sentences whereas Bush will go "umm, ehh, mmm, ok" Kerry masks it better. But both were stumped about the same during the debate.
It is also nice to hear your opinion since you were riding the fence, not strongly supporting someone like most of us posting in here.
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Originally Posted by BonzoAPD
Cuts are up to the states and towns. The states control their education systems. Funding is based on budgets that the towns vote for. Haven't you had to vote for a school budget? If the budget doesn't pass of course there will be cuts. These choices are made by the people in the town who vote.
http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/10facts/index.html
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From: York PA
Originally Posted by kaliraver69
I am not anti war, were there we have to take care of this business that we started, like Kerry stated it's like something that broke now you own it. We have to finish this now. If we are spending this amount of moey we might as well prepare our troops with whtat they need and not half @$$ the job like were doing now.
ok..let me get this straight.
youre PRO war in Iraq because we're already there..right?
You dont like that our troops arent being taken care of properly..
You think we spent too much money on the war already..money that couldve been used elsewhere within the US..
..and now you're saying again that we've done a half assed job of preparing our troops.
so if we spend more money to prepare the troops and provide them with the supplies they need...you'll bitch
if we dont spend more money to prepare our troops and provide them with the supplies they need, but rather spend it towards education back home here...you'll bitch.
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From: Detroit, MI
Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
Are you claiming that there's no federal funding of education?
http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/10facts/index.html
http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/10facts/index.html
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From: Ossining, New York
Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
Are you claiming that there's no federal funding of education?
http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/10facts/index.html
http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/10facts/index.html
Mike do you ever fully read my threads? I said that the majority of funding is based on the states and towns
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From: Northern Virginia
Originally Posted by CiviChik97
ok..let me get this straight.
youre PRO war in Iraq because we're already there..right?
You dont like that our troops arent being taken care of properly..
You think we spent too much money on the war already..money that couldve been used elsewhere within the US..
..and now you're saying again that we've done a half assed job of preparing our troops.
so if we spend more money to prepare the troops and provide them with the supplies they need...you'll bitch
if we dont spend more money to prepare our troops and provide them with the supplies they need, but rather spend it towards education back home here...you'll bitch.
:thinking:
True John Kerry supporter.
youre PRO war in Iraq because we're already there..right?
You dont like that our troops arent being taken care of properly..
You think we spent too much money on the war already..money that couldve been used elsewhere within the US..
..and now you're saying again that we've done a half assed job of preparing our troops.
so if we spend more money to prepare the troops and provide them with the supplies they need...you'll bitch
if we dont spend more money to prepare our troops and provide them with the supplies they need, but rather spend it towards education back home here...you'll bitch.
:thinking:
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From: Madison, WI
Originally Posted by redgoober4life
Has federal funding of schools gone down in the past 4 years? I don't know (don't take this as a sarcastic question).
The thing is, the cost of education goes up so generally speaking expenditures go up as well.
Using higher education as an example, federal funding has consistently gone up however in the past few years the proportion of public higher education budgets covered by federal funding have decreased.
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From: Ossining, New York
Originally Posted by CiviChik97
ok..let me get this straight.
youre PRO war in Iraq because we're already there..right?
You dont like that our troops arent being taken care of properly..
You think we spent too much money on the war already..money that couldve been used elsewhere within the US..
..and now you're saying again that we've done a half assed job of preparing our troops.
so if we spend more money to prepare the troops and provide them with the supplies they need...you'll bitch
if we dont spend more money to prepare our troops and provide them with the supplies they need, but rather spend it towards education back home here...you'll bitch.
:thinking:
True John Kerry supporter.
youre PRO war in Iraq because we're already there..right?
You dont like that our troops arent being taken care of properly..
You think we spent too much money on the war already..money that couldve been used elsewhere within the US..
..and now you're saying again that we've done a half assed job of preparing our troops.
so if we spend more money to prepare the troops and provide them with the supplies they need...you'll bitch
if we dont spend more money to prepare our troops and provide them with the supplies they need, but rather spend it towards education back home here...you'll bitch.
:thinking:
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From: Detroit, MI
Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
It depends on what level of education you're talking about.
The thing is, the cost of education goes up so generally speaking expenditures go up as well.
Using higher education as an example, federal funding has consistently gone up however in the past few years the proportion of public higher education budgets covered by federal funding have decreased.
The thing is, the cost of education goes up so generally speaking expenditures go up as well.
Using higher education as an example, federal funding has consistently gone up however in the past few years the proportion of public higher education budgets covered by federal funding have decreased.
Would a suburban school district, for example, being recieving less federal money for education?