tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post1776252195240058316..comments2024-03-27T19:57:30.869-04:00Comments on Springfield Vermont News: Dick McCormack: The upcoming session — some of the issuesSpringfield VT Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845498364686334900noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-88617359139248531072016-12-17T11:49:57.875-05:002016-12-17T11:49:57.875-05:00So, 12:16, let's concentrate on solutions rath...So, 12:16, let's concentrate on solutions rather than sniping.<br /><br />What can Springfield do to match the Finnish educational system, which happens to be considered the best in the world? chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-63565520727045936862016-12-16T14:55:44.978-05:002016-12-16T14:55:44.978-05:00WOW. As usual, Chuck, you crammed more flawed logi...WOW. As usual, Chuck, you crammed more flawed logic and faulty premises into a paragraph than there are words! Throwing money at a top-heavy bureaucracy does NOTHING to educate children. As for the best educational outcomes, I recently saw a study that said that FULLY HALF of Vermont's high school graduates were unprepared for either the workforce or college. And by the way, some of us adultsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-85103228731839648192016-12-14T18:02:13.531-05:002016-12-14T18:02:13.531-05:00I don't normally criticize posters' gramma...I don't normally criticize posters' grammar and spelling, but after reading your post, I have reached the conclusion that your struggles are more due to a lack of education, like so many other conservatives. You have no understanding of government, taxes, services, or anything else in a functioning society. You pay no more in sales tax, gas tax, etc. than anyone else. You, yourself, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-24107220084615052952016-12-14T17:15:12.990-05:002016-12-14T17:15:12.990-05:00Vermont has just about the best educational result...Vermont has just about the best educational results in the country. Lower the funding, and you join the race to the bottom. It says something when adults in a society value their money more than they value children's education.<br />chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-50155860524219957402016-12-14T15:30:26.663-05:002016-12-14T15:30:26.663-05:00We'll I have many taxes, grocery, gas, State&l...We'll I have many taxes, grocery, gas, State< Town, every utility, Federal, etc etc, when we have less over regulated businesses and utilizes, along with over managed Federal and State programs, with pension after pension after pension, we ill never see our taxes go down, these state and federal bureaucrats are only looking out for themselves, one hands feeds the other, both on a federal Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249438340756932292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-2685911097723539522016-12-14T07:41:05.595-05:002016-12-14T07:41:05.595-05:00Perhaps I should have been more specific. I was ta...Perhaps I should have been more specific. I was talking about local property taxes. Most of the government services that (I believe) you are referring to are either federally funded, or are funded by the state, usually with federal grants. Although worthy of discussion, I don't see any of them on MY tax bill. Maybe yours is different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-74753467535786145752016-12-13T13:40:45.099-05:002016-12-13T13:40:45.099-05:00Mr McCormick "and we underfund many important...Mr McCormick "and we underfund many important government functions" ... in fact there are to many government functions and that is part of the problem... look how many government programs "functions" are in the Springfield area... government get out of them and taxes would go down Sir!Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249438340756932292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-77850591280589039102016-12-12T08:03:31.721-05:002016-12-12T08:03:31.721-05:00Well, it seems like Dick has at least a basic unde...Well, it seems like Dick has at least a basic understanding of the issues. Schools and taxes are a big problem in this state. Vermont spends more per student on administration than EVERY other state. Everywhere else I have lived has county level administration, with districts at the local level. Given the sparse population here, perhaps regional administration with county districts would be a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com