To these knuckle draggers, America declared independence from China–or was it Mexico?–in November 1841. Let’s hope no one drives them to voting stations next fall.
But yes, let’s go ahead and install that Keystone Pipeline. Word is that it will create up to 35 permanent jobs!
The Article: Chicago’s Choice: Closing 50 Schools But Spending $100 Million On Basketball Arena by in The Contributor.
The Text: As we wrote in March, the city of Chicago unveiled plans two months ago to close over 50 schools, mostly in the poorest areas.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan has sparked fierce protests, with thousands of protesters hitting the streets last weekend to oppose the school closures –arguing that they would put children at risk by having to travel further to overcrowded schools.
But while the city insists it must close these schools to close budget gaps, it has just announced that it will be dedicated as much as $100 million in public funds for the construction of a new basketball arena at DePaul University — which is about a third of the cost of the project.
DC couldn’t get its act together and as of July 1st, student loan rates doubled from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. This, while most major banks borrow at a rate of, well, zilch. Socialist pariah and public servant Bernie Sanders gives his take on the future of borrowing costs for higher education.
Sometimes, it seems the true price of having too much freedom is a complete poverty of taste.
