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Originally posted by Sistermadly
Mm-hmm. Think about it this way: all those poor black, brown (and white) kids who benefit from social services will see these services cut back even more. Welfare has been severely cut back and there's little money for higher education -- that is if you're lucky enough that your home school had the resources to help you become a competitive student. Heaven help you if you were one of those child(ren) who were "left behind"...
Those who don't want to participate in "underground" economies have basically one option: the military. Poor folks sign up, and poor folks continue to die. 
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Exactly. This is why I thank God that I was not one of he ones "left behind", and able to be a competitive student despite me academic and personl obstacles and gain admission into a good university...But the situation saddens me b/c I just think about the other students who are going to be "left-behind" in the future. Cutting back Arts in the Schools, Alcohol prevention Programs, Juvinile Crime Prevention, and (the one that pisses me off the most, b/c it directly relates to all the other "education" Programs) nopt merging larger schools into smaller ones (which would equal smaller class sizes, and at very least a better chance at learning) is going to detrimentally hurt "our" community.
Like my younger sister is still in school. The US (combined with my own state's) budget deficit will make it even harder for her to pay for her schooling all by herself (just like I had to do)...Well, like Nikki said..., that's why we need to vote...
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