Comments on: Ruby-Sachs: Arne Duncan, Gay Schools and Privatization http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-arne-duncan-gay-schools-and-privatization/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:43:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sarrellec http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-arne-duncan-gay-schools-and-privatization/comment-page-1/#comment-35618 Sarrellec Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:55:09 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4583#comment-35618 Anytime we, as citizens, are expected to pay taxes to pay for services so that more taxes can be paid to also provide a profit for a private company, we should all go "Hunh?" Once again, just like revenue for private industry, if tax money was actually spent lawfully and didn't go to line the pockets of those administrating the funds, then everything would be fine. The problem is not how much people are paying, nor how much revenue there is or is generated. The problem is those administering those funds are rich, greedy soul-less criminals which, if the people would DEMAND prosecution, restitution--not to the government, but to those that actually lost the money--and incarceration, would be run out of these offices. BUT, as long as OTHER rich, greedy soul-less bastards run the agencies/institutions which are supposed to enforce laws already on the books WON'T, because there's no personal profit in it--private and public sector both- things are going to go just the way they're going now. Face it folks. As long as we continue to expect greedy rich people to police greedy rich people, the ONLY people getting screwed are the ones that provide the revenue for the raiding. Whether through taxation or premiums or payments. It's gonna be us. Get used to it. Because, when these rich greedy bastards are ever pinned down by anyone demanding answers, we've all heard the response...from the two highest offices in this country. Cheney: So? Bush: So what? So...either we figure out a way to fix this oligarchal system of rich greedy bastards covering for and enabling other rich greedy bastards, or we'll just keep going on the way we are now. Anybody got any ideas? Anytime we, as citizens, are expected to pay taxes to pay for services so that more taxes can be paid to also provide a profit for a private company, we should all go “Hunh?”
Once again, just like revenue for private industry, if tax money was actually spent lawfully and didn’t go to line the pockets of those administrating the funds, then everything would be fine.
The problem is not how much people are paying, nor how much revenue there is or is generated.
The problem is those administering those funds are rich, greedy soul-less criminals which, if the people would DEMAND prosecution, restitution–not to the government, but to those that actually lost the money–and incarceration, would be run out of these offices.
BUT, as long as OTHER rich, greedy soul-less bastards run the agencies/institutions which are supposed to enforce laws already on the books WON’T, because there’s no personal profit in it–private and public sector both-
things are going to go just the way they’re going now.
Face it folks. As long as we continue to expect greedy rich people to police greedy rich people, the ONLY people getting screwed are the ones that provide the revenue for the raiding. Whether through taxation or premiums or payments.
It’s gonna be us.
Get used to it.
Because, when these rich greedy bastards are ever pinned down by anyone demanding answers, we’ve all heard the response…from the two highest offices in this country.
Cheney: So?
Bush: So what?
So…either we figure out a way to fix this oligarchal system of rich greedy bastards covering for and enabling other rich greedy bastards, or we’ll just keep going on the way we are now.
Anybody got any ideas?

]]> By: L in AZ http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-arne-duncan-gay-schools-and-privatization/comment-page-1/#comment-35592 L in AZ Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:37:03 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4583#comment-35592 Not to mention the negative effects that privatization would have on teacher’s wages and the labor movement. Why is the answer in America now so centered on outsourcing (privatization), rather than improving what we already have in place Not to mention the negative effects that privatization would have on teacher’s wages and the labor movement. Why is the answer in America now so centered on outsourcing (privatization), rather than improving what we already have in place

]]> By: Melissa G http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-arne-duncan-gay-schools-and-privatization/comment-page-1/#comment-35585 Melissa G Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:10:47 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4583#comment-35585 I am a transsexual woman who actually prefers private schools to public schools. I have had nothing but arrogance dealing with the Washington State bearucracy in every aspect of my life. My local community college is the same. I do not get this from the private career colleges in my area. The problem with public schools is that students have a right to an education even if they harasss LGBT students. The most a school can do is expelling a harrassing student. All this does is transfer that stufent to another school where they can harrass a new batch of LGBT students. I do not see this as solving any problems. The same goes with staff including teachers. Since staff is unionized they have a right to a long drawn out hearing process with union paid for attorneys to represent them. They get to continue working through the course of this process. They also have political clout to influence who the hearing officials are as well. This is the educational equivalent to the "Blue Wall of Silence" In private schools,students and staff are there at will. harrassing students can be expelled without cause as can harrassing staff due to the "at will" nature of the employment contracts. A business that is trying to make a profit will not tolerate the needless risk of losing money from a lawsuit that such students and staff would expose the company to. I am a transsexual woman who actually prefers private schools to public schools.

I have had nothing but arrogance dealing with the Washington State bearucracy in every aspect of my life. My local community college is the same.

I do not get this from the private career colleges in my area.

The problem with public schools is that students have a right to an education even if they harasss LGBT students. The most a school can do is expelling a harrassing student. All this does is transfer that stufent to another school where they can harrass a new batch of LGBT students. I do not see this as solving any problems.

The same goes with staff including teachers. Since staff is unionized they have a right to a long drawn out hearing process with union paid for attorneys to represent them. They get to continue working through the course of this process.

They also have political clout to influence who the hearing officials are as well. This is the educational equivalent to the “Blue Wall of Silence”

In private schools,students and staff are there at will. harrassing students can be expelled without cause as can harrassing staff due to the “at will” nature of the employment contracts.

A business that is trying to make a profit will not tolerate the needless risk of losing money from a lawsuit that such students and staff would expose the company to.

]]> By: Patrick (gryph) http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-arne-duncan-gay-schools-and-privatization/comment-page-1/#comment-35572 Patrick (gryph) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:26:00 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4583#comment-35572 The #1 organization that impacts public schools and private is the Teachers Union. I don't recall voting for it and its not accountable to anyone saves its members. The #1 organization that impacts public schools and private is the Teachers Union. I don’t recall voting for it and its not accountable to anyone saves its members.

]]> By: Trace http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-arne-duncan-gay-schools-and-privatization/comment-page-1/#comment-35563 Trace Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:01:33 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4583#comment-35563 There is absolutely no reason that vouchers should not be provided to parents. Parents should decide which schools that their children go to. I can not believe that people would abuse their children and force them to go to a government school. There is absolutely no reason that vouchers should not be provided to parents. Parents should decide which schools that their children go to.

I can not believe that people would abuse their children and force them to go to a government school.

]]> By: TheRadicalRealist http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-arne-duncan-gay-schools-and-privatization/comment-page-1/#comment-35533 TheRadicalRealist Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:23:26 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=4583#comment-35533 Well, this is what you get for electing another spineless centrist. Well, this is what you get for electing another spineless centrist.

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