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• Welfare culture, continued... - Tom Brosz - 11/11/2004 5:44:12 AM
  • My son graduated from a public school system in a class of 4,300 seniors. - David F Mayer - 11/15/2004 6:03:18 AM
  • Why are the crappiest schools in the poorest neighborhoods? (n/t) - alcaray - 11/11/2004 10:58:49 PM
    • For starters, they aren't. - Tom Brosz - 11/11/2004 11:32:13 PM
      • Dunno about your stats, but I've volunteered to clean and paint at inner city schools - alcaray - 11/12/2004 1:01:11 AM
        • re: Dunno about your stats, but I've volunteered to clean and paint at inner city schools - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 4:26:49 AM
          • Whereas, I think I pointed out a perfectly simple counter-example to refute your quoted hero. - alcaray - 11/12/2004 4:41:26 PM
            • You painted a school. Why is that a "counter-example?" - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 8:19:06 PM
              • It isn't that difficult. Maybe I expressed myself too briefly. - alcaray - 11/15/2004 6:47:39 PM
  • well that settles that, once and for all .. - Daniel - 11/11/2004 6:18:41 PM
    • Just because you don't like the facts, doesn't make them idiotic. - Tom Brosz - 11/11/2004 10:17:55 PM
      • re social mobility - Daniel - 11/12/2004 2:46:14 AM
        • re: re social mobility - charles - 12/10/2004 1:38:32 PM
        • Caricature - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 4:37:51 AM
          • that's good, because I don't even think I am a 'liberal' - Daniel - 11/12/2004 7:33:21 AM
      • No, I do like your facts, I just don't like simplistic prostletizing - Daniel - 11/12/2004 2:14:14 AM
        • Do talk to that taxi driver. - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 4:36:22 AM
          • Some of us do talk to Taxi drivers and some of them have tragic and interesting stories - R.L. - 11/13/2004 6:03:50 AM
            • no longer on the topic of poverty or welfare .. - Daniel - 11/14/2004 12:32:33 PM
              • (to be precise) - Daniel - 11/14/2004 2:13:30 PM
            • re: tragic and interesting stories - Tom Brosz - 11/13/2004 7:57:08 AM
          • Hey Tom: you are calling me a liar. Explain, please. - Daniel - 11/12/2004 7:42:49 AM
            • Sorry. - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 8:41:38 PM
              • Fine - to a 'first approximation' - Daniel - 11/13/2004 2:17:38 AM
                • Okay, this is getting a little out of hand. - Tom Brosz - 11/13/2004 5:39:16 AM
                  • and, I'll grant you this too - Daniel - 11/13/2004 11:15:18 AM
                  • alright, all points accepted, fair enough. Now let's put this to rest, please? (n/t) - Daniel - 11/13/2004 10:03:42 AM
                    • Another example... - Tom Brosz - 11/13/2004 8:16:56 PM
                    • No problem. - Tom Brosz - 11/13/2004 8:13:26 PM
            • and after you've apologized, do read this study excerpt - Daniel - 11/12/2004 1:04:20 PM
            • and while I'm waiting: - Daniel - 11/12/2004 8:39:24 AM
          • Sure, there are people whose circumstances are their own damn fault. - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 5:57:37 AM
            • re: circumstances - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 6:25:13 AM