![]() Republicans don’t want to end SS or Medicare Faculty, staff, parents and students deserve to know that their kid’s schools are as safe as can be. If that requires having multiple cops on campuses, so be it. Safe schools begin making the climate safe for everyone. School psychologists and social workers can’t throw handcuffs on a student when that kid threatens the safety of others. When those officers are removed the school must call 911 and wait for help to arrive. When faculty need a police officer they have one readily available to them. To defund the school police department by 35% puts everyone’s safety at risk. Having a police presence on campus provides a sense of safety and a deterrent to violence and crime. School police play a fundamental role in providing for the welfare and safety of the faculty, staff and students. In Utopia there would be no need for school police. Re “District to invest in alternatives to policing” (Feb. But support for power-hungry, election-averting tyrants will have dictatorship at America’s doorstep. To be clear, socialist values are not the issue or foolish. It must be noted that dictatorships don’t work well in mixed economies (China), capitalist economies (Russia) or socialist economies (USSR). On the face of it (for many) this may seem contradictory, but that’s because we’re accustomed to conflating oppressive governments with socialism. But all it takes is a tiny bit of effort to learn that the principles of socialism are rooted in actual democracy and liberty. Uncritically accepted viewpoints pertaining to the evils of socialism pervade society’s consciousness, with images of people fleeing from dictatorial governments in search of liberty. The author of “Local reps oppose denouncing socialism” (Feb. Then do the thinking for yourself.To paraphrase Alexander Pope, those with little knowledge tend to overestimate their intelligence. I would urge people to watch on a public news station such as PBS rather than the sensational commercial cable “news” stations. A misinformed electorate is a danger to democracy, especially when voting. I also consider it our civic responsibility to be informed. I think it’s important to hear news first hand rather than through partisan talk show hosts. I watch the State of the Union no matter who is president. ![]() The Republican message is not being heard and they have not succeeded in developing a presentable plan. ![]() The Democrats do not want a healthy debate because it suits them in voting cycles. Republicans are trying to support both laws by changing the way they are funded without printing money and raising the debt limit. Many important people in the government who have studied the figures realize that the programs could easily run out of money by 2035 unless changes are made on how to finance both programs. President Biden may be too old to understand simple math. Re “Biden digs into Medicare, Social Security debate” (Feb. ![]() To paraphrase Alexander Pope, those with little knowledge tend to overestimate their intelligence. ![]()
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