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Hello Daniel - 

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DO> The message content did push my hot button. I do not
DO> believe the fault in the school system is the teachers, I
DO> believe it is in a number of other places, including the
DO> home and in the administrative overhead that is present in
DO> that profession, just as it is a problem in my own. 

Having worked for a short time as an instructor in a public
high school I would say a large portion of the fault _is_ in
the teaching profession. I do agree that the home environment
and admin costs are also a factor. Which carries the greater
responsibility rests in who is being paid to educate the
children - the teachers. 

DO> I do believe some of the wrong things are being pushed to
DO> fix the problem too. 

The 'things' that are being tried are not as bad as they seem
to be (usually), just not as good as advertised by those
selling them. 

DO> As far as the tax thing goes, I believe that one is
DO> hopelessly screwed up - the richest people in this country
DO> pay a disproportionately low amount of taxes, and large
DO> corporations get breaks that individuals and small
DO> businesses do not. 

The methods of collecting revenue are certainly a mess but
irresponsible politicians spending the revenue is equally to
blame. 

DO> We don't have govenment resprresentation that addresses the
DO> interests of the majority of the people - we have one that
DO> caters to the interests of big business. (When was the last
DO> time a middle class guy got to be president???) These are
DO> the causes that corporations are allowed to begin and grow
DO> in this country, and the businesses leave it when they are
DO> tagged to trade some of the success to give something back
DO> to the communities and the country. I'm not for wasteful
DO> spending. 

The US government operates like franchise. 

DO> I'm for empowering people who can fix things. 

At some point the only 'fix' is to start from scratch. :-\ 

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