Howard Dean on the Sean Hannity show
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Isn't the northeast where the richest people live?quote:
Originally posted by buster:
You mean the North East where the greatest academic universities are? And where public education is the highest in the nation?
Regarless.....amazing how a bunch of little states that combined together can all fit inside lake Okeechobee, FL are basically deciding the faith of the nation.
florida has a score of -16!!
haha its so true. prople here are soo stupid. i swear some of these people, they are walking zombies.
there is stores here in florida devoted to financing car wheels and they manage to stay in buisness! talk about a case of ****ed priority's.
haha its so true. prople here are soo stupid. i swear some of these people, they are walking zombies.
there is stores here in florida devoted to financing car wheels and they manage to stay in buisness! talk about a case of ****ed priority's.
buster, my first 3 years of HS were in Belvidere, then we moved to Michigan's Upper Peninsula I flat out told the teachers they did not have time to damage my education. The amazing part is they took no offence!
I've always said that schools, for the most part, use the same books. One has to open them.
No one should be deciding the faith of the nation, this nation is not a theocracy. At least not yet.
OTOH, I would rather have the faith of the nation decided in the NE than by a bunch of narrow minded people in the Bible Belt.
I dont watch Hannity. both conservative and liberal philosophies as they are currently constructed and legislated upon have forgotten basic princples that built this country and are selling all of us down the river.
Dan
There are three kinds of lies: lies, ****ed lies, and statistics.
[ January 29, 2004, 12:13 AM: Message edited by: Dan4510 ]
Completely off topic,
There is actually an easy answer as to why some states don't have high percentages of students taking the SAT - there is another college entrance exam called the ACT.
The ACT is typically used by schools in the middle of the US, while the SAT is still favored on the East and West coasts.
Thus, the students taking the SAT in the midwest often are thes students heading to east or west coast schools.
Funny thing is I bet there isn't much difference in the top 10 between the ACT and SAT.
There is actually an easy answer as to why some states don't have high percentages of students taking the SAT - there is another college entrance exam called the ACT.
The ACT is typically used by schools in the middle of the US, while the SAT is still favored on the East and West coasts.
Thus, the students taking the SAT in the midwest often are thes students heading to east or west coast schools.
Funny thing is I bet there isn't much difference in the top 10 between the ACT and SAT.
Well, I went and did the homework on the ACT.
Here are the top 10 (actually 11 due to a tie)
states, and percentage of students taking the test, and average score (perfect is 36).
Oregon: 12% 22.6
Maine: 7% 22.5
Vermont: 11% 22.5
Washington: 16% 22.5
Massachussets: 10% 22.3
New York: 15% 22.3
New Hampshire: 8% 22.2
Wisconsin: 69% 22.2
Connecticut: 7% 22.1
Iowa: 66% 22
Minnesota: 67% 22
Interesting to see that Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin are in the top 10 on both lists, even though they have high percentages taking the ACT. Food for thought...
Here are the top 10 (actually 11 due to a tie)
states, and percentage of students taking the test, and average score (perfect is 36).
Oregon: 12% 22.6
Maine: 7% 22.5
Vermont: 11% 22.5
Washington: 16% 22.5
Massachussets: 10% 22.3
New York: 15% 22.3
New Hampshire: 8% 22.2
Wisconsin: 69% 22.2
Connecticut: 7% 22.1
Iowa: 66% 22
Minnesota: 67% 22
Interesting to see that Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin are in the top 10 on both lists, even though they have high percentages taking the ACT. Food for thought...
MolaKule
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Exactly. Part of doing business is to roll-in the cost of government regulations, taxes, R&D, and marketing into the sale price equation.
If taxes weren't so high, consumer products would be less costly. $0.41/gal for fuel is a horrendous tax to pay on a commodity needed by rich and poor alike.
Perhaps the selection of books is the problem.
I don't get what you are saying. Are you advocating tax cuts with corresponding cuts in the government? Ie: Not passing the cut along to the consumer but instead cutting government? You are not being very clear. I was assuming you were talking about tax cuts only. In that case you would just be moving the tax burden directly to the taxpayer and not removing it. Those who don't drive would benefit less than those who did.
BTW. .41/gal would probably equate to a drop of revenue for the state and federal govts amounting to 200-400 million a day or 70-140 billion a year. That would make last years deficit 520-590 billion. The government spends how much money a year? What percentage of the government would have to go away to balance the deficit?
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