[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Separation of Variables

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Separation of Variables
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1193190934.shtml


   I love short, quick thoughts - "Pragerisms" - only this one I heard on
   Jason Lewis, from a caller I think, regarding K-12 education in
   Minnesota. The thought was that you can have good schools and waste
   money. Said another way,

     The concepts of quality education and overfunding education are not
     mutually exclusive.

   The opposite is preached during referendums, a false choice with a tag
   line like "it's for the kids" or "why do you hate kids?"
   So now I know how to succinct parry such arguments, and not with an
   extended point about how money doesn't buy inner-city happiness. Just
   say they're separate issues and rush the net.