Undeniably Right

This should be interesting!

Based upon what I've read in social media posts from some of my 'friends' it's clear they don't understand how inflation works. I've begun seeing quite a few posts comparing the cost of living today to what it cost in the '70s or '80s. You've seen the charts, the cost of a new car or a house; groceries etc. They just can't understand how their parents lived so well on $50,000 a year and today you can barely make ends meet with the same salary.

Joe Biden and his supporters were touting the inflation rate of 3.4% released earlier this week. Too many people loved the number but don't understand that it is cumulative on top of all other inflation numbers. I'll wait while you look up the word 'cumulative.'

Should be an interesting listen!

Stacy Gates is the President of the Chicago Teacher's Union. She recently held a press conference where she touted the successes of Richards Career Academy. The school is one of 20 schools in the district that adopted the Sustainable Community Schools model. The Journey for Justice Alliance has pushed this model for 20 years, touting the model as a way to teach children in poor urban areas the skills needed to succeed in life rather than teaching children to succeed at taking standardized tests.

The model boasts 6 pillars:

Hmmm. I'm curious enough to listen to it. Hope you are, too.

In 2019 residents of a specific neighborhood in Baton Rouge did not like how the school board was doing its job. The schools in the more affluent area were failing miserably. Residents felt like the school board was redistributing most of the tax revenue they received from those residents to other areas. They tried to form a new school district but failed. In true American fashion, they did not let that failure stop them.

The following year a referendum was on the ballot that would allow the creation of a new city, Saint George. That referendum passed. The city of Baton Rouge filed a lawsuit to stop the neighborhood from seceding. They claimed the loss of almost $46,000,000 in revenue would cripple Baton Rouge and the new city would not be able to sustain itself on such a measly budget.

Not a surprise here, but at least they are admitting it????

Sometimes I read or see things and just cannot fathom what the person is thinking. It seems like I get that feeling more often now than I have at any other time in my life. In fact it's getting to the point that I feel like my head is going to explode because people fail to see the stupidity or hypocrisy in their words, opinions, or actions. I came across this story in an advice column that I like to read now and then. I believe it sums up a huge problem we have in society. Emotional thinking is driving our actions and opinions.