Kalam
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- Mar 5, 2009
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When did we start? Reparations were never given out, and it's a bit late for that now.Hmmm... so when do we get to stop trying to pay for the sins of the past and move on?
Probably. The solution is clear enough - improve public schools in impoverished areas. Doing that tends to be difficult, though. Funding to these areas needs to be increased, and oversight needs to be provided to prevent malfeasance on the part of corrupt school officials. Teachers need to be moved to inner-city schools and rural schools from wealthy suburban schools. Improve the schools, and I believe that the effects would be profound.Are we just looking for the right social program and haven't found it yet?
Poverty and poor education also breed ignorance. If you've never been educated and don't know how to save and spend money properly, you're probably going to waste it on dumb crap like twenty-two's and grills.I ask this because I see people in my very poor neighborhood that drive around in their Mercedes Benzs with 22" wheels and mouth full of gold and it kinda seems like money isn't exactly the problem. it seems more like it's a subculture that has embraced a set of values that don't lead to living truly successful lives... unless you count dying young or going to prison as success.