Friday, May 14, 2010

Recession and Wars

It saddens me to see public schools closing and teachers laid off. Many people seems fatalistic about it. "It's the recession, you know." But, it doesn't have to be. Let's look at options within public spending. In February, we spent $6.7 billion in Afghanistan and $5.5 billion in Iraq. That would pay for a lot of teachers.

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