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Government pervasiveness in our lives is my beef. Let's get back to a strict interpretation of the Constitution which would scale back government to it's intended task. Then, instead of screwing us every time we turn around, all taxation ought to be done by a proportinal income tax with no deductions or exemptions. Lastly, where's the financial responsiblility of our government, including schools. I'd like to see numbers, REAL numbers stating where the money comes from, how much it is, and where it goes.

Everyone says schools are so short of money... look at the millions they have to spend. Where does it all go? If the schools need more money, they have to prove it to me using hard numbers. Personally, I think it's being used to fund an archaic and inefficient bureaucracy. Why do you need a superintendent? Can't the principals work directly with the school board? Why do parochial schools provide superior education with far less money? Why do we have all the special education programs that eat money and do nothing more than provide the parents with subsidized day care?

In short, strip government to the bare essentials, and run it as efficiently and inexpensively as possible.