Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, Oct 07 2008
Borrowing to educate kids and keep cops on the beat
I guess California is trying to borrow from the federal government to the tune of seven million dollars. I think we need to bite the bullet along with everyone else right now. I'm for bake sales and other fundraising in communities instead of going into more debt. But I do realize that Americans have become addicted to debt, personally and collectively. I just hope we can learn to stop demanding an increasingly higher standard of living if it means we'll be in constant debt in order to maintain that standard. Unless we have the cash to afford it, "having it all" should be a phrase we use when ordering burger toppings, not a demand we make every time we want a new toy.
posted at: 12:03 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
I guess California is trying to borrow from the federal government to the tune of seven million dollars. I think we need to bite the bullet along with everyone else right now. I'm for bake sales and other fundraising in communities instead of going into more debt. But I do realize that Americans have become addicted to debt, personally and collectively. I just hope we can learn to stop demanding an increasingly higher standard of living if it means we'll be in constant debt in order to maintain that standard. Unless we have the cash to afford it, "having it all" should be a phrase we use when ordering burger toppings, not a demand we make every time we want a new toy.
posted at: 12:03 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
