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Hi there Sky! I second the question. Can out of staters help? If so, how?
Yea sure, I agree. I wasn't debating how those taxes were collected or applied. But yes property taxes pay for schools or rather a percentage of that tax is for the school district.
I personally believe all monies should be equally split across the entire district. Not the rich kids schools getting richer and providing better education because of it.
That's unAmerican in my view, but the rich and right will disagree with me...
Education is the key to societies success!!!
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The DC school system is among the best funded in the nation. The student per capita spending is among the highest in the nation, yet they generally are ranked at the bottom, or near the bottom when it comes to graduation rates, test scores, % who go on to college and even graduates who are literate.
President Bush signed the greatest school voucher system in the nation. While DC has some of the most expensive private schools in the nation, it also has a large number of affordable parochial and non parochial schools. The voucher program covered all or nearly all of the tuition for many students in DC- these schools are actually cheaper than the per capita amount the public schools in DC cost- whose parents knew their children had little hope of success in the public school system. Guess who ended the voucher program, then under pressure from Republicans allowed it, then refused to fund it- under pressure from teacher unions?
School funding is rarely the reason why certain school districts rank amongst the bottom.
President Bush signed the greatest school voucher system in the nation. While DC has some of the most expensive private schools in the nation, it also has a large number of affordable parochial and non parochial schools. The voucher program covered all or nearly all of the tuition for many students in DC- these schools are actually cheaper than the per capita amount the public schools in DC cost- whose parents knew their children had little hope of success in the public school system. Guess who ended the voucher program, then under pressure from Republicans allowed it, then refused to fund it- under pressure from teacher unions?
School funding is rarely the reason why certain school districts rank amongst the bottom.
Real New Yorkers are friendly and helpful. I not only give detailed directions to those who inquire, I approach the obviously befuddled and offer help and, if not too far out of my way, will even guide folks towards their destination.
All the rude, poorly-accented New-Yawk rude crap is Hollywood fiction made up to make the big city seem controversial. Then all the Carrie-Bradshaw-wannabes watch all these tragic movies, assume that is the way people behave in New York, move here and behave like the a-holes they alway wanted to be when they grew up in Boringville, Suburbia.
The rude drivers aren't NYers, they are from New Jersey and Lebanon. Apologies, we can't deport either. Trust me, we'd like nothing more.
If you want a real New Yorker to respect you, remember the only rule that matters, anywhere in the world: always walk on the right. Even in London, where they drive on the left, they walk on the right.
Do this, and all other transgressions are overlooked and forgiven.
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Ok since I'm in a ecig forum I have a couple questions:
1) citizen united - basically didn't that equal the playing field for other groups? Before united, weren't unions basically organizing for dem candidates?
2) Doesn't voter ID requirements help protect against fraudulent votes? (dead people, voting several times, voting in several districts...) If you have to show proof of id to cash any check (govt or other), drive, buy cigarettes and liquor, here you have to show id in e.r.& dr office - how would one be "disenfranchised"?
3)Why aren't teachers unions held accountable for the failing system while they get their raises and pensions? BTW I think learning begins at home and parents should be held responsible too.
TIA for any thoughtful replies. I do look forward to reading them.
1) citizen united - basically didn't that equal the playing field for other groups? Before united, weren't unions basically organizing for dem candidates?
2) Doesn't voter ID requirements help protect against fraudulent votes? (dead people, voting several times, voting in several districts...) If you have to show proof of id to cash any check (govt or other), drive, buy cigarettes and liquor, here you have to show id in e.r.& dr office - how would one be "disenfranchised"?
3)Why aren't teachers unions held accountable for the failing system while they get their raises and pensions? BTW I think learning begins at home and parents should be held responsible too.
TIA for any thoughtful replies. I do look forward to reading them.
and hurry up and go and make your left turn when the light turns green before the guy across get a chance to go.Cause if you dont the guy behind you will honk because this is considered normal there;-)
But yes in real life NYCrs are a good people.
i'm gonna have to bow out of this conversation now.
if i proceed it will get ugly and personal...
if i proceed it will get ugly and personal...
Hmmm, well that's interesting. Ugly and personal. Wonder why. So there is to be no questions asked of opinions that were brought up in this thread?
I need a provari, a taco and a dish to charge my battery when I go to sleep.
Anyway, I wish the good NYC mayor would have to justify this proposed ban. You know, like answer some questions.
I need a provari, a taco and a dish to charge my battery when I go to sleep.
Anyway, I wish the good NYC mayor would have to justify this proposed ban. You know, like answer some questions.
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Good move. I spend large portions of my day doing the same thing.
If we all took ten one dollar bills and did this and spend them as usual do u know how many people we could reach.
There are more of US than THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I say more 1 dollar bills then more will get in to the strip clubs. We will be flooded with a influx of noob strippers
CASAA: Call to Action! New York City Ordinances Would BAN Flavored E-Cigarettes And More -- Int 1020 & Int 1021 (UPDATED -- Action Needed!)
After the article there's an e-mail list. I sent them my CASSA testimonial and this closing.
"The bottom line is e-cigarettes save lives, they saved mine and hundreds of thousands of others world wide. If you are truly concerned about public health you will not ban the sale of e-cigarettes or flavored e-liquid."
Nothing fancy or long winded. Just the voice of opposition to the intended ordinance.
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