Syphon6645 OP t1_j9u1dee wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:43 PM

Reply to comment by Le_Feesh in weren't we just about a year ago talking about needing to fund alternate programs to help our youth instead of just pumping money into the police force? the new governor is increasing a police force? by Syphon6645

Invest in secondary education and financial literacy for youth and adults.
Protect workers with benefits and wages. You have to be careful with this because the democrats screwed that up and capitalism took advantage.
Make teachers a highly regarded commodity. The administration treats them like shit. Parents treat them like shit.
Youth sports, clubs, recreation facilities, and more. Homework Youth centers that provide tutoring and meals. A safe space to spend time.

There's more...

But you need to allow Parents to be Parents. Stop having government sponsored programs from profiting off not doing their job.

Eliminate the corruption in Baltimore and complete financial mismanagement in the city in schools.

Reform government assistance to help people get to move away from it instead of taking advantage of it. Some programs mothers are making more money being single mothers and discourages families. We need strong families. Strong communities.

Attack systematic racism. We need to help our society and stop locking them up. Keeps dads from being fathers and continues the circle. So prisons need to stop profiting from butts in beds and passing funds to the judges and other areas of the legal system. Biden and Harris and Clintons have done that in a big way and republicans haven't done much to slow it down.

Willothwisp2303 t1_j9upp06 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 6:18 PM

"Financial literacy" sounds like a fancy way to blame poor people for not being able to stretch a dollar to cover $100 of expenses. Magically have people respect teachers- I'd love to hear your plan to undo 70 years of making education a political battlefield. Give kids a second home and be their parents, but let parents be parents? Reform government systems to further punish single parents instead of eliminating the benefits cliff?

You have a lot of buzzwords but not a lot of substance.

Syphon6645 OP t1_j9uriy8 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 6:29 PM

Financial Literacy doesn't have anything to do with stretching a buck. Look up Maryland HB0985 Del. Walker has been trying for years to put it through. Hopefully, he gets it through this year.

70 years of disrespect of teachers? Right now the teachers are underappreciated, under paid, and over worked. Not only that the school system doesn't provide them with adequate supplies. 30 years ago when a student messed up in class it was the students fault. Now it's the teachers being blamed by the parents and the administration backing up the parents. We have a couple of generations of entitled kids with a lack of accountability. Administrations need to back up the teacher and when the student is in the wrong it needs to acknowledged.

Government assistance is designed to keep people enslaved/dependent on the program and to keep supporting whoever is feeding the individual. They know people aren't going to bite the hand that feeds them.

Sorry I use "buzzwords". I don't have time to type up full detailed plans. I'm hoping folks can get a general idea. How the dots are connected I'll leave to you.