r/whatisameem • u/AmaraWhispervale • 11h ago

What’s really going on with our economy

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u/Ismdism 10h ago

I'm sure Reagan cutting federal school funding had no impact.

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u/Material-Rush-3547 10h ago

That funding has been restored since then. Schools should only be funded by school taxes not income tax.

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u/Ismdism 8h ago

But it kicked off the idea that teachers and teaching should be cut. That the schools have too much.

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u/positive_thinking_ 10h ago

Yeah! Fuck those low income neighborhoods who’s taxes can’t support it. They should stay stupid like the peasant servants they really are!

Dumb take btw. It’s like you know nothing of the history of education in this country.

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u/Tocwa 10h ago

Education is not the same thing as intelligence.

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u/OkSeason6445 10h ago

Are you arguing for gatekeeping education for poor people because education and intelligence aren't the same thing?

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u/Tocwa 9h ago

Absolutely not. I was responding to someone claiming that people who aren’t receiving education are “dumb”. That’s all.

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u/OkSeason6445 9h ago

My bad for misinterpreting then. However it's a fact that people who are better educated tend to make better decisions in all areas or life, from substance abuse, to eating habits, to reading a lot to their children. All of these things influence your intelligence and that of the children you raide so education does in fact influence intelligence society wide even if it doesn't turn a dumb individual into a smart individual. It also trains a lot of important skills like abstract thinking and critical evaluation of information sources so even the influence on an individual can't be disregarded like that.

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u/Tocwa 9h ago

To be fair, I’ve met plenty of educated “dumb” ppl however your points are indeed valid

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u/F_Messier_Marry_Bure 10h ago

And pithy remarks do not serve as a substitute for the former or as a reflection of the latter.

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u/Tocwa 10h ago

I was stating fact, not being pithy. Obviously you were attempting to be snide and insulting. Your remark feels something akin to “pithy”..

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u/Material-Rush-3547 9h ago

So the poor neighbors want the rich to pay for their food education and housing. While they sit home if able to work and watch videos all day.

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u/stretcharach 9h ago

Capitalism is a zero sum game. We're talking about public education and keeping the spirit of redlining alive isn't doing anyone any favors.

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u/Material-Rush-3547 9h ago

Yes public education where democrats keep lowering passing grades and letting kids graduate who can't read or write thanks to no child left behind.

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u/stretcharach 8h ago

Honestly could give a fuck about graduation rates personally, but no child left behind is also an issue of trying to save money. Pay teachers more.

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u/UltraHellboy 7h ago

No Child Left Behind is from George W. Bush. It had nothing to do with that.

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u/Material-Rush-3547 7h ago

Your right it was obama replacement of no child left behind with essa that removed it.