Quote Originally Posted by rockhound View Post
because an educated society is a stronger society. without societal investment in the education of the community's youth we would be afganisthan living in the stone ages.

You had the benifits of a better education because society ponied up for the bill. if they arent educated they will be stealing your car. there will always be a certain percentage of the population that will flunnk out of school . the majority that do not are worth paying for.

Considering how much money this country spends on education we are way down the list as far as educated countries are concerned. School is seen by the majority of freeloaders as free child care and they dont care whether their brats learn anything or not. Make them pay something for it and maybe they would care a little more.

I never went to public school, me and my sister both attended private school. And if my single mother who never made more than 12 dollars an hour can work her ass off to help us go to school then the lazy ass parents out there can do the same. I worked full time through high school and college to help pay for my schooling, and am still paying off college. It should be part of the decision when you have kids, can I afford to educate them. Its not like there is a shortage of people on this planet, maybe just wanted children is not enough reason to have them.

Get real tired of listening to people who think the government owes them something. All they want is free this and free that. Well guess what, this country cant afford the freeloaders any more. Good grief, isnt colorado up to 90 some weeks of unemployment benefits. Just ridiculous.