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pleco
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 Posted - 08/06/2007 : 16:29:13
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From Bad Astronomy
The South Carolina (motto: "First to Secede!") governing body is maybe not so much the bastion of science and reality-based thinking. But now, as reported in The Charleston Post & Courier, they join Texas in what I can only think of as utter stupidity:
State lawmakers shot down a request for extra financial help for low-income students who will attend South Carolina's public colleges and universities next year.
Meanwhile, they approved $2.5 million to help low-income students attend Bob Jones University, a private school in Greenville. |
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by Filthy
The neo-con methane machine will soon be running at full fart. |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 08/06/2007 : 17:14:02 [Permalink]
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Man, is that bad! I'm speechless beyond that.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
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Robb
SFN Regular
USA
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 Posted - 08/07/2007 : 07:40:14 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by pleco
From Bad Astronomy
The South Carolina (motto: "First to Secede!") governing body is maybe not so much the bastion of science and reality-based thinking. But now, as reported in The Charleston Post & Courier, they join Texas in what I can only think of as utter stupidity:
State lawmakers shot down a request for extra financial help for low-income students who will attend South Carolina's public colleges and universities next year.
Meanwhile, they approved $2.5 million to help low-income students attend Bob Jones University, a private school in Greenville. |
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This quote from the article is a lie:
| That's right. In South Carolina, if you are poor or middle class and want to be educated, you can either do without, or go to a private school like BJU where you'll learn the Earth is 6000 years old! |
The article says they shotdown extra funding for the public schools. There is still funding for the low income student in South Carolina. |
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. - George Washington |
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pleco
SFN Addict
USA
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Posted - 08/07/2007 : 07:53:54 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Robb
The article says they shotdown extra funding for the public schools. There is still funding for the low income student in South Carolina.
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From the news article:
| The State Commission on Higher Education had requested $10 million to increase grants for some needy students attending public colleges and universities. Last year, low-income public school students received, on average, $1,158 in grants while their private-school counterparts received $3,100, nearly three times as much. |
I guess you can decide for yourself if the low income student is not "doing without." |
by Filthy
The neo-con methane machine will soon be running at full fart. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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 Posted - 08/07/2007 : 08:24:37 [Permalink]
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That's C'lanky for you! The Bob Jones circle-jerk all but owns the state, or at least manages to get their fingers into a lot of political pies involving state money.
North Carolinians are called: "Tarheels." South Carolinians are called: "Unfortunate." We have dirty feet, and they don't get even that little bit.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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South Carolina sucks
