On 14 May 96 at 10:57, Doug Hughes wrote:
I wouldn't normally respond to such an offtopic post, but this post is so egregious I couldn't let it pass.
You should have...
Who says they make a choice to live in rural areas?
Why? were they lobotomized?
Do they also choose not to have enough money to pay for shoes?
You got to choose to do what is needed to live a better life. And most of them ain't doing what it takes.
So, because they live in a poor district they are not entitled to the same level of education as a rich city suburb? The illiteracy rate in Alabama is 40%! This is just plain sick!
When I was a kid, everything that had characters printed on it was readable. Who is *preventing* them from reading?
But the statement that we shouldn't subsidize rural customers because they CHOOSE to live there (even though some are poor and can't afford to live anywhere else) is just plain fallacious. Please, substantiate your claims with in-context arguments.
Just because you choose to live in the city does not mean people always choose to live where they live. Who cast their feet in concrete blocks?
Education is one thing (perhaps the only thing) that deserves to be subsidized in this country. I think that it should not be subsidized. If you feel like subsidising education, then by all means, do it. But why should you stick a gun in my back to do the same? What if I do not want to do the same as you?
the tone of the above message is callous, besides being wrong. In *my* opinion, it is right on the money. But if you can stand reality, then I understand why you rant...
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