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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0
Thanks.
I mentioned public schools as an example of tax dollars that go into developing the future, as an investment. The homeless is the same. Invest in them, and it will save money, and it could even make more money. Functioning people not only take less from the system, but they support it more through a more robust economy and increased taxes from their earnings. This is why we pay via tax dollars for public education; this investment is paid back in full through a more robust economy through a MORE educated workforce and ON AVERAGE higher salaries resulting in more taxes.
I was fortunate enough to go to Analy High (where they filmed 12 Reason Why and that ranks high) and UC Davis (that ranks high), so I can't personally relate to having a poor educational experience, but considering the economical, ethnic and cultural diversity that we have here, I am not surprised the state as a whole averages lower. I voted for increased taxes to help schools too.
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2...ol-ranked-high
https://www.timeshighereducation.com...-united-states
I believe there is enough wealth in this state that we have the means to address multiple issues including homelessness. |
I get the idea behind the hypotheticals. It's trying to apply those fundamentals into long term results that's the tricky part. In theory communism/socialism is fantastic, when you try and replicate the system in the real world the results are underwhelming.
As for the public schools, there are some great public schools but the majority are mediocre at best. I'd be in favor of scraping the whole model in favor of teaching our children more important concepts like managing finances, learning to cook healthy meals, marksmenship, skills like basic automotive maintenance, and a much bigger emphasis on physical health
It's no wonder why so many young people resort to drugs and alcohol. We basically locked them indoors for the most influential years of their lives and forced them to learn useless facts and take arbitrary exams.