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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
see my solution would be, every parent, stops smoking ciggarettes, stops renting dvds, stops buying lunch and collects alluminum cans in order to save $5000 for their children. Its a unique idea called "sacrifice".
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Easy to say for someone with even the slightest means. How many kids are out there right now with parents living paycheck to paycheck?
Certainly individual responsibility is important, but the reality is that our society is a balance between the individual and the group. A good question would be if States could deal with the broader educational issues on their own assuming the indivudual were more responsible? You might still have too much variation considering how the wealth and education is dispersed in our country. Perhaps, some Federal action would be for the better of the group, and our long term benefit as a result. At least the issues should be dealt with in real terms, and not just plastered with talking points meant for snippets on the nightly news.
-spence