Balancing the Texas Budget on the Backs of Schoolchildren

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On March 12 thousands of parents, students, and teachers will gather in front of the State Capitol in Austin to demand that the Governor and state legislature abandon HB1, the proposed bill that guts funding for education and other critical state programs. They will demand that a quality education for every student in Texas be the legislature’s top budget priority, and not be sacrificed to cover up the legislature’s past mistakes.

Governor Perry and state legislators did not run for election on a platform of gutting education. Instead, they claimed that Texas has been so well governed that it was the sole bright light in a dark national economy. They failed to mention that the state is facing a $27 billion dollar budget shortfall.
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/28/950993/-Balancing-the-Texas-Budget-on-the-Backs-of-Schoolchildren

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1. Eat the Future

Should be the new mantra of the Texas GOP!

Kids are yummy!

[AgainsttheCrown]

2. How about...

Austerity for thee, but not for me?

The conservative lack of foresight is stunning. By not making investments in the future (education and infrastructure come to mind at the moment) they're condemning us to a future third world status.

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3. "future third world status"

They're fine with third world status as long as they're the ruling class at the top of the decaying society.

Bastards!
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