Washington DC is yet another of our nation’s liberal paradises and like in all the other such heavenly locations, the public school system is a sad practical joke. So much so, that over one third of our DC elite send their children to private schools, including the public school champion, Barack Hussein Obama. In contrast look at evil George W Bush’s much maligned No Child Left Behind Program that so despicably ran rough shod over poor blacks that he funded the DC Voucher program to allow poor blacks to attend private schools and thus actually get an education. I won’t go int0 the program here, I am of course all for vouchers and not just in DC but everywhere else.
Once upon a time, say fifty or so years ago, before the liberal locusts destroyed it, our education system was among the best in the world. Now countries such as those in Eastern Europe (where until very recently people were still lining up for food), for example, who spend a fraction of the money that we do on their public education, produce students that score higher than our kids. So yeah, I am all for breaking the grip of the criminally negligent teachers unions, and vouchers are one way to do it. I personally lean towards mandatory jail terms for educators and probation for parents of failing students, but that’s another story.
For now I just want to let you know that the total cost of the DC voucher program is $12 million. How much did Obama’s coronation,ahh I mean inauguration cost? Oh about $170 million!
And a lot of it is your money. Here ABC calls it – “Obama’s Inauguration Has Been Partially financed by Bailed-Out Wall Street Execs”. I know that you feel better now right? OK, then this will get you downright giddy. Here is the list of the top Obama inauguration donors. Keep in mind that the maximum allowed was $50,000.
The annual cost per child of the voucher program is $7000 per year.
The cost of a public education in Washington DC is over $24,600 per year which is about $10,000 per year more than the average private school in the area. (Here you’ll fined a more detailed look at the costs.)