October 2011
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Stadiums vs. early childhood education: When do... →
Why do you think the “Occupy Wall Street” movement is growing around the country? The movement is fundamentally a protest against this type of power politics that favors the very rich. Over the past 10 years, public funding of quality early childhood education and child care has declined. And the decline has come despite overwhelming research that shows extraordinary returns from...
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MN: Stop the Wilfare Queens | NICK COLEMAN →
To even consider heavy public subsidies of $700 million or more for a monopoly business worth $800 million that already occupies a publicly financed TV-friendly playground at a time of economic decline, deficits, budget cuts, unemployment and rising anger is insane.
Not to mention morally reprehensible.
Minnesota’s 99 percent — including the 80-percent that consistently tells the pollsters...
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“But none of this takes into account the fact that the occupation has inspired a...”
– Beth Hawkins: Occupy Wall Street inspires a groundswell (and OccupyMN) — at its core, ‘a need to be heard’ (via minnpost)
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