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"Barack Obama's early education and K-12 plan package costs about $18 billion per year. He will maintain fiscal responsibility and prevent any increase in the deficit by offsetting cuts and revenue sources in other parts of the government. The early education plan will be paid for by delaying the NASA Constellation Program for five years"
Source: BarackObama.com
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Cut NASA? Shouldn't education be a 'state' issue?
And what about the rest of the pork that could be cut from the budget to pay for this?
Sorry, but this is sheer lunacy. There are TONS of other programs Obama could cut to pay for his education plan. Tons.
We've pretty much explored planet Earth, and space should be next on the list. But it sure won't help when political leaders feel the need to hold us back from doing that.
Ugh.
Now, on to something I can agree with.
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"It's not good enough for you to say to your child, 'Do good in school,' and then when that child comes home, you've got the TV set on," Obama lectured. "You've got the radio on. You don't check their homework. There's not a book in the house. You've got the video game playing."
"So turn off the TV set. Put the video game away. Buy a little desk. Or put that child at the kitchen table. Watch them do their homework. If they don't know how to do it, give 'em help. If you don't know how to do it, call the teacher."
.....if your child misbehaves in school, don't cuss out the teacher! You know I'm right about that! Don't cuss out the teacher! Do something with your child!"
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