Ok, let me get this straight. It's *all* the fault of the parents if they can't get their kids to good schools. Let's say said parents live in a small Oregon rural town with one high school. Their combined income is around $25,000 a year.
It's possible to say it's Dad's fault because he chose a career that means working for a city. (Let's say he works at the local water treatment plant.) That means Dad's pay depends on taxes (What! Our taxes being used on city employees?? They should be volunteering their time making sure we have clean water to drink.) The tax base has been low for several years, so Dad hasn't gotten a raise for years. Could Dad quit? Well sure, and lose his entire retirement and pension, such that it is.
Mom works as an ed. assistant for disabled children. Boy was she at fault for this one! Those disabled kids are throwaways and we shouldn't be spending money to educate them, says the local school board. So Mom's pay is terrible too.
The kicker? Both Mom and Dad are college educated. (Who says poor people are stupid? Or not educated?)
When Mom and Dad started out in this town, it was a good place to live, with good schools. By the time Mom and Dad had kids of school age, things had changed. They can't afford to leave because real estate is low where they live, and high in the towns with "good schools." Dad would lose his retirement and they'd have to start all over. Of course, it's all their fault for having kids in their thirties. Now they're in their forties and can't afford to start over in a town with "good schools."
The point of this is, you can't just fault the parents. These scenario is a true story of some people I know. These people made good choics with their lives, but they are still poor. How much blame is theirs, and how much is due to external factors beyond their control? IMHO, *local* governments could do more to improve local schools. It's just not a priority; the Mayor wants that cherrywood desk, and those city managers want the big bucks to play golf every Friday afternoon.
The locals whine about wanting good schools, but when it's school bond voting time, no one wants to pay for it. I'm sure these parents are glad it's all their fault that they can't get their kids to good schools.
Most women (including me) don't want to deal with the comments from (sorry all you nice guys out there) leering men if they went out in public without a bra. And yes, it does happen, and no, we don't usually enjoy it. It's not being complimentary; it makes me feel uncomfortable and reduces me to a walking pair of breasts, not a person.
My discomfort with this techno bra thing is that it would eventually get used for bad things, ie abusive partners/spouses using it to track down their wives who have left them, for example. I can see it happening: wife buys bra in case husband/boyfriend attacks her, and instead he finds a way to use it to track her location and attack her when she has taken it off. It's a major invasion of privacy.
I know the the idea of a techno bra is funny, and I'm not without my sense of humour. But here's a question: regardless of purpose, how many men out there would be willing to wear something that could pinpoint your location? I'd rather take self-defense classes and take my chances with the bad guys.
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It's possible to say it's Dad's fault because he chose a career that means working for a city. (Let's say he works at the local water treatment plant.) That means Dad's pay depends on taxes (What! Our taxes being used on city employees?? They should be volunteering their time making sure we have clean water to drink.) The tax base has been low for several years, so Dad hasn't gotten a raise for years. Could Dad quit? Well sure, and lose his entire retirement and pension, such that it is.
Mom works as an ed. assistant for disabled children. Boy was she at fault for this one! Those disabled kids are throwaways and we shouldn't be spending money to educate them, says the local school board. So Mom's pay is terrible too.
The kicker? Both Mom and Dad are college educated. (Who says poor people are stupid? Or not educated?)
When Mom and Dad started out in this town, it was a good place to live, with good schools. By the time Mom and Dad had kids of school age, things had changed. They can't afford to leave because real estate is low where they live, and high in the towns with "good schools." Dad would lose his retirement and they'd have to start all over. Of course, it's all their fault for having kids in their thirties. Now they're in their forties and can't afford to start over in a town with "good schools."
The point of this is, you can't just fault the parents. These scenario is a true story of some people I know. These people made good choics with their lives, but they are still poor. How much blame is theirs, and how much is due to external factors beyond their control? IMHO, *local* governments could do more to improve local schools. It's just not a priority; the Mayor wants that cherrywood desk, and those city managers want the big bucks to play golf every Friday afternoon.
The locals whine about wanting good schools, but when it's school bond voting time, no one wants to pay for it. I'm sure these parents are glad it's all their fault that they can't get their kids to good schools.
Most women (including me) don't want to deal with the comments from (sorry all you nice guys out there) leering men if they went out in public without a bra. And yes, it does happen, and no, we don't usually enjoy it. It's not being complimentary; it makes me feel uncomfortable and reduces me to a walking pair of breasts, not a person.
My discomfort with this techno bra thing is that it would eventually get used for bad things, ie abusive partners/spouses using it to track down their wives who have left them, for example. I can see it happening: wife buys bra in case husband/boyfriend attacks her, and instead he finds a way to use it to track her location and attack her when she has taken it off. It's a major invasion of privacy.
I know the the idea of a techno bra is funny, and I'm not without my sense of humour. But here's a question: regardless of purpose, how many men out there would be willing to wear something that could pinpoint your location? I'd rather take self-defense classes and take my chances with the bad guys.