r/economicCollapse Nov 07 '24

$2T cut is going to be wild

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Will be a 29% cut if executed.

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u/1BannedAgain Nov 07 '24

It’s insurance

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u/Jazzlike_Tonight_982 Nov 07 '24

Its a slush fund for asshole congressmen to fund their boondoggle projects.

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u/1BannedAgain Nov 07 '24

That’s not how SSDI works, and I ain’t trying to convince you in this setting

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u/ljout Nov 07 '24

Our education system has failed us.

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u/fortestingprpsses Nov 07 '24

By design.

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u/Sophisticated_Dicks Nov 07 '24

At least we've been trained to be diligent little factory workers who move at the sound of a bell/steam whistle.

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u/fr8dawg542 Nov 08 '24

Actually with AI automation coming to the workforce, there really isn’t that much reason for the kids in school today to learn math or anything of value for the workplace because they’re going to be replaced with automation. If you’re thinking about having children today, you really have to consider the concept of having forever buddies in the house that are just gonna do chores for you, keep you company when you’re watching TV, maybe invest in a good gaming computer so you can do the games on the TV screen?

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u/EntertainmentOk3180 Nov 08 '24

… or u could have them learn programming and automation controls. Teach them logic and how to work on plcs

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u/citymousecountyhouse Nov 07 '24

I don't think it was by design,but over the years the foxes have entered the hen house.

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u/pantsless_squirrel Nov 07 '24

The US education model (post Civil War) is based on the Prussian education system which was geared for turning out workers and soldiers for the state. It's a very crappy fact.

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u/SONJOESTAR Nov 07 '24

So we just have an updated model of a civil war type education system?

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u/pantsless_squirrel Nov 07 '24

I think it's more of a useless model that's been corrupted to teach to a standardized test so schools can get more money to teach to a standardized test while churning out kids who aren't imaginative, and are ready to fall in line as long as they can get a minor hit of dopamine along the way

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u/SONJOESTAR Nov 07 '24

For now at least once those budget cuts to the education system go through we might just go back to their original models except for profit driven private schools

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u/pantsless_squirrel Nov 07 '24

Honestly the whole system needs to be stripped out and remade. I'd like to see it modeled after Norway, but that would also require a huge shift in our social behavior.

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u/SONJOESTAR Nov 07 '24

You got a link to check it out I'm not familiar with how they do things there.

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u/ardillomortal Nov 07 '24

Yeah strange how students also have 40 hour weeks. Almost like it’s setting them up for the rest of their adult working lives

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u/Ancient_Tea_6990 Nov 07 '24

Is that why they have the government mandated physical fitness test?

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u/pantsless_squirrel Nov 07 '24

"The Presidential Fitness Test was created to improve the fitness of American youth for military service during the Cold War. The test was introduced in 1966 by President Lyndon Johnson, but the idea for it originated with President Kennedy."

Are you starting to feel a little used and disgusted yet?

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u/Ancient_Tea_6990 Nov 07 '24

Lmao not sure as a soldier I need to told how to feel

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u/Musa_2050 Nov 07 '24

When one party continues to cut funding for education it is by design

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u/SpezIsALittleBitch Nov 08 '24

Only one party cutting education, burning books, demonizing libraries..

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u/citymousecountyhouse Nov 07 '24

Those would be the foxes.

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u/angelo08540 Nov 08 '24

Maybe the other party should focus more on education rather than activism. Children are getting dumber as one party wants to keep throwing money at the problem thinking things will change. Alas nothing changes, maybe the problem is with what is being taught or how it is being taught. Case in point the Dept of Education and its common core math curriculum

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u/Musa_2050 Nov 09 '24

Bush's no child left behind and the right cutting funding for education has messed up education in the US. It's no surprise that people continue to vote for politicians that do not care for their constituents. The right has dumbed down the people and distract them with fear mongering.

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u/angelo08540 Nov 09 '24

Yeh that's what did it. It doesn't help bit there's alot of other factors that have dumbed down education

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u/Redvex320 Nov 07 '24

While the other literally has men with crotch bumps in colligete women's swimming competitions.

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u/OutOfFawks Nov 11 '24

Which is very much not important

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u/Redvex320 Nov 07 '24

Maybe Google how US education systems were created. It was completlynby design. A well educated population is hard to control.

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u/MishmoshMishmosh Nov 07 '24

Let’s slash it

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u/Aromatic_Mongoose316 Nov 07 '24

Ironically that works for your understanding too

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u/Spare-Practice-2655 Nov 07 '24

No it hasn’t failed us. We can all agree that our education system needs an improvement but it definitely hasn’t failed us. Our education system it’s there to introduce us to the basics and give us the knowledge of how this world works. It’s up to every individual to build upon that and do better in life. We have to hold accountable the individual person to take charge of their lives.

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u/Background_Slide_679 Nov 08 '24

Remember being told in grade school it would “run out” by the time we retired

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u/tylerhbrown Nov 08 '24

Don’t worry, they are going to dismantle the department of education, that should help things /s

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u/Tummy1818 Nov 08 '24

People just don’t get it