According to a recent study by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and the MacIver Institute for Public Policy:

1. Dropouts cost the state of Wisconsin $121 million in tax revenue each year due to lower wages.
2. Approximately 40-percent of high school dropouts receive Medicaid benefits, as opposed to about 15% of high school graduates. The difference, according to the study, is an extra $120 million each year.
3. Because dropouts are statistically much more likely to be incarcerated than high school graduates, the study estimates that there would be 5000 fewer inmates (maybe we wouldn’t need that jail expansion if schools would have eagerly done their best to meet the No Child Left Behind accountability standards…) if Wisconsin’s graduation rate was 100 percent.  Such a drop in the inmate population would save an additional $154 million in incarceration costs each year.

Check this out in CA:  “Children of illegal aliens cost county welfare $44 million in March  – Up $1 million dollars from last month”.  And that’s BEFORE public school costs!

“The total cost for illegal immigrants to county taxpayers exceeds $1 billion a year – not including the millions of dollars for education.”

So it appears we need better public education with improved graduation rates – not by clinging to illegals to fill empty seats and get more federal funding (causing a public school crisis as reported by Corruption Chronicles), or by declaring a ton of students disabled for the slightest thing – thereby obtaining more federal funding (TAXES), and especially not by lowering standards on graduation requirements,  as has been pulled on the taxpayers in the past. 

Nor by blaming the “No Child Left Behind Act”, which requires that all state accountability systems evaluate high school performance based on both the results of academic assessments and graduation rates.

The following information is fom “The Real Truth about Graduation Rates”

“States may face a long road towards achieving full compliance with these requirements if they have not collected  information on graduation and dropout rates in the past, or at least if they have not done so in a systematic manner.”

Note that in 2001, Wisconsin was one of those who “have not done so”:

 ”…the federal government has not enforced consistent approaches to accountability over high school graduation rates from state to state.  At the very least, a much greater degree of uniformity appears to be required under the law with regard to academic assessments. ”

“Thoughtful accountability must be about more than just sanctions and rewards –  it must be about providing students with  the opportunities they need  to achieve to their fullest potential.”

“If we seize upon the opportunities that lie before us, great things may be accomplished. If not,  we run the risk of relegating much of the next generation to a life of mediocrity, at best.  And that is not a risk we should be willing to take with the future.”

Now doesn’t  that sounds laudable – going back to educational standards that teach and encourage students to reach their full educational potential rather than giving them a complex by badgering them about what they put into their tummies, or how much “Green space” we need, or how to fish and/or golf, or how to practice bias, or how to be “tolerant” (it’s a rough world and no matter how much feel good garbage these poor kids are fed, they’re going to find that out when they get out there in it, if they’re not already aware),  by labeling them “disabled” in one sense or another when in reality, they’re perfectly normal – etc.  There’s a plethora of information coming out regarding astonishing figures on children labeled “disabled” at very young ages – all for more federal funding. How unconsciounable can a public school system that engages in this practice be?

Oh – wait, there is one more unconsciounable practice;  pushing an abnormal sexual lifestyle onto them (ALSO FEDERALLY FUNDED), as normal.  (See a Risk Audit in which two WI School districts were targeted; Madison Metropolitan School District and Viroqua Area School District).

3. State funds. As mentioned above, state agencies are often “pass through” mechanisms for federal “safe sex” and HIV education grants, which almost always include details about homosexuality and imply acceptance of and “safe” management of high risk-behaviors. Your state’s Department of Health may be the agency through which health education grants come like this. Sometimes, they come through the state Department of Education. Occasionally, a county health department may be the source of a program on HIV/AIDS education at a local school.

When does the insanity end and reality start to take hold? The best start to a good life is a good education – and our public schools are failing the kids miserably just to rob the taxpayers.  Sad thing is, while we taxpayers take a hard hit financially, the kids take the worst hit – a bleak future.

Ref: County to pay $4 million to settle jail-beating lawsuit 
Illegal immigrant, accused of molestation, was left brain-damaged after inmates attacked him, his lawyer says.

County officials have agreed to pay more than $4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by an undocumented Mexican immigrant who was beaten by inmates while in custody at the Orange County jail, the man’s attorney said Monday.

Why was he beaten? Even prisoners find sexual perps intolerable…

But Eisenberg said the jail’s classification of his client contributed to the attack because other prisoners became aware of the sexual assault allegation.

So, first, he shouldn’t have been here. Second, he assaulted a 6-year old child who will have to deal with the aftermath of this for the rest of her life:

He was jailed after a 6-year-old girl told her mother a stranger touched her over her clothes on her private parts at El Salvador Park in Santa Ana. Ramirez was charged with child molestation but eventually pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of non-sexual battery, said his attorney, Mark Eisenberg.

Now taxpayers are paying 4 MILLION to someone who doesn’t even qualify as a U.S. Resident. Insanity.

Somehow I doubt he’s paid in any taxes, either…

April 23, 2009 Sheboygan Press hard copy:
Front page headline: “Officials: Jail needs 22M expansion”

The number of inmates housed at the detention center has risen 64 percent in the last eight years…

WOW.  That is a HUGE increase – and now we face one of the highest rises in unemployment ever so it stands to reason these numbers could rise even higher.

How do we pay for this when we’re all hurting financially? Maybe it’s time to go back to the days when these inmates were put to work. Anyone can shovel snow, cut lawns, pick up garbage, clean up trash… Since we have to foot the bill for all of them, why not get some service from them?

Oh and meanwhile, the “lakefront” is prospering and we even get cited as a “Dream town” – oohhhhkay!

April 24, 2009 Sheboygan Press front page: Sheboygan Praised by National Magazine

“Coastal Living” named Sheboygan one of its 18 dream towns in its May issue…

Good heavens, who’s Kool Aid were they drinking – the Enders blend, perhaps? After all, it was mentioned that it was her sister and brother-in-law who just praised – what else – the Weill Center and John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Well, yes, they’re very nice places but did you take them to visit oh say, South 8th Street around Kentucky, Alabama Ave.? Or how about some of those “lovely” areas in the heart of the city?  Or how about the Sheridan Park neighborhood?

Interesting this news comes to us on the heels of the front page news citing the “Jail needs 22M expansion“…wonder if anyone showed that to the “Coastal Living” group?

Just what kind of a magazine calls a town with a 64 percent increase in thugs a “Dream Town”???  Bogus.

Oh – and another interesting note: Visit Coastal Living’s  web site and lo and behold, it’s laid out similar to the Press. Complete with the same annoying NetFlix pop up ad and everything.

Gosh, wouldn’t it be wild to say there might be some Gannett connection…sure, that would be too wild, now wouldn’t it.

It was fun, though, to read about Meisfelds delicious brats – may they always reign supreme as they really do make the best brats in Sheboygan. Hope they survive the food nazi’s…

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With the Senate Bills (S.778 and S.773) designed to monitor the internet this little drama may be in all of our futures.

What a glorious day, just glorious. Jason could barely keep himself from not saying it out loud. It was his first day on a new job and he couldn’t be more satisfied with himself. He had known it was going to be a great day the minute he logged on to his computer to check in. The website, Citizen.gov, after gathering his personal itinerary for the day rewarded him with the daily forecast and an inspirational message for his hometown, Sheboygan.fed. The dot fed had been added to all city names in 2015 in order for the Federal Government to easily track the subsidies each municipality received.

He turned his Reid GX onto Suscha Avenue and after a few blocks noticed he had come close to reaching the mandated speed limit of 32.5kph. He smiled to himself when he looked at the green light blinking on his dashboard. The green light reminded him that all was well. The onboard GPS tracking system followed his vehicles movements down to 3 miters and his speed to .2 km. Jason knew that if he exceeded any speed limit the GPS’s engine governor would automatically bring his cars speed back to compliance with posted limits. Better yet, at the end of each month the tax that was owed for the miles he had driven was automatically deducted from his bank account. Life couldn’t be sweeter and now a new job. Jason felt the joy just swelling in his chest.

The mid-day July sun was beginning to warm the interior of his GX but since he was only allowed to operate on battery power on Tuesday’s he couldn’t use the air conditioning system. As Jason’s hand reached for the window button he thought twice about using it. He had only gotten a partial charge last night. His homes Environment control had warned him that his allotment of electricity was reaching its daily limit so he would have to conserve. Jason really wanted to see his favorite DVD “Yes We Can” so he sacrificed a little on the GX’s charge. He thought back to his favorite part of the movie and recited The Leaders first inauguration speech to himself. He had memorized it a long time ago in grade school. Now the words held even more meaning for him.

As he glanced around the streets he was happy to see one other citizen coming out of her Government subsidized housing unit. I’ll bet she is just in glory over this fine day, Jason thought to himself. As the SPD remote drone flew overhead Jason’s new found citizen quickly darted back to the safety of her unit. Smart move Jason thought. This really wasn’t the best of neighbor hoods. She should be thankful for the video monitoring units installed ever 50 meters around the city. With their upgraded FLIR capability the monitors easily picked up that citizen’s heat signature and with the speed of light reported the movement to the Municipal Collectives Central Command and Control Office. Jason instinctively knew that the newest SPD mobile command module would be near, so he slowed the GX’s speed. He secretly wished to himself that he could use the vehicles three cylinder ethanol power system, but he quickly erased those thoughts. Knowing that the cars interior remote linked video camera (RLVC) was functioning, he didn’t want the face recognition system to record any distressing expressions.

A Federal job! Jason had finally gotten the chance to serve the state. Those years he spent in mandated voluntary service had finally paid off. Oh, they were fun times! Jason had learned so much about the Second Constitution of The Federalized States (2018). His teachers had made sure he could recite the first commandment by his second day. “I hold these truths to be evident, that all duty to the State is the citizens first right.” Marvelous! Now Jason would get his chance to prove himself to the Leader.

Jason made the right turn onto Perez drive and headed for Library.edu his new workplace, the job of his dreams.

The municipal collective had fought many years to maintain the high level of service that Library.edu provided. Funding was steadily increased each year until this system became a shining star of authorized reading. It was true that some of the citizens tried to slow the amount of funds to the library. They were politely shown the error in their judgment. With a reassignment to one of the nearby FEMA camps most citizens learned the truth about the collective municipal wisdom. Jason knew deep down that the municipal collective managers knew exactly what was needed to keep such a complex system operating. They had hired him and he was going to bring happiness to his duty.

As Jason pulled into the parking area he caught a glimpse of the recently improved 28 foot LED screen on the exterior of Library.edu. There was the leaders bronze face and his personal message, welcoming every citizen to Library.edu.

The parking lot was empty except for the employee parking area. Jason slowly approached the area and waited for the pleasant tone of his employee badge to point him to his parking spot. His own parking spot, neat! The RF transmitter connected to the receiver and the badge signaled and vibrated. Jason looked to his right and there was his parking spot. The LED light atop the post at curbside was weakly blinking, inviting Jason to park here.

As Jason got out of the GX he had hoped there would be a charging station at his designated spot. He noticed that the vehicles parked closest to the entrance, areas reserved for the most senior employees, had charging stations. He would just have to do a good job and advance in the bureaucracy. Someday, thought Jason, my GX will be parked there, he was sure of it.

Library.edu was a marvelous structure, three stories of brick, solar panels and shining copper. Next to the outside seating area was a water feature surrounded by trees and benches. The feature flowed and gurgled. It was Tuesday and 15 minutes to noon. The water feature would turn off automatically at 12 pm. Jason would have to wait until next week to again enjoy this public display.

Jason wished more citizens would enjoy Library.edu and its wonderful water feature. The parking area was almost always empty. The World Wide Web thought Jason, that obnoxious WWW! He knew it was still active underground. That people were still logging on using battery power in the dark of night. In their basements, the Web subversives had managed to somehow connect using old copper lines.

(End)

There was a Pied Piper who said “We live in the greatest country in the world. Help me change it!”
And the people said, “Change is good!”

Then he said, “We are going to tax the rich fat-cats,”…
And the people said “Sock it to them!”

“and redistribute their wealth.”
And the people said, “Show me the money!”

And then he said, “Redistribution of wealth is good for everybody”
And Joe the plumber said, are you kidding me?”
And Joe’s personal records were hacked and publicized.
And one lone reporter asked, “Isn’t that Marxist policy?”
And she was banished from the kingdom! Then someone asked,
“With no foreign relations experience, how will you deal with radical terrorists?”

And the Pied Piper said, “Simple. I’ll sit down and talk with them
and show them how nice we really are and they’ll forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!”

Then the Pied Piper said, “I’ll give 95% of you lower taxes.”
And one, lone voice said, “But 40% of us don’t pay ANY taxes.”

So the Pied Piper said, “Then I’ll give you some of the taxes the fat-cats pay!”
And the people said, “Show me the money!”

Then the Pied Piper said, “I’ll tax your Capital Gains when you sell your homes!”
*And the people yawned and the slumping housing market collapsed.

And he said, “I’ll mandate employer- funded health care for EVERY worker and raise the minimum wage.”
And the people said, “Gim’me some of that!”

Then he said, “I’ll penalize employers who ship jobs overseas.”
And the people said, “Where’s my rebate check?”

Then the Pied Piper actually said, “I’ll bankrupt the coal industry and electricity rates will skyrocket!”
And the people said, “Coal is dirty, coal is evil, no more coal! But we don’t care for that part about higher electric rates.”

So the Pied Piper said, “Not to worry. If your rebate isn’t enough to cover your expenses, we’ll bail you out. Just sign up with ACORN and your troubles are over!” Then he said, “Illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted. Let’s grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches, free medical care, bi-lingual signs and guaranteed housing.”
*And the people said, “Ole! Bravo!”

And they made him King!

And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs and ever-higher taxes, raised their prices and laid off workers. Others simply gave up and went out of business and the economy slowed even further. Then the Pied Piper said, “I am the Messiah and I’m here to save you! We’ll just print more money so everyone will have enough!” But our foreign trading partners said, “Wait a minute. Your dollar isn’t worth what it was. You’ll have to pay more.”

*And the people said, “Wait a minute. That’s not fair!”

And the world said, “Neither are these other, idiotic programs you’ve embraced. You’ve become a Socialist state and a second-rate power. Now you’ll play by our rules!”

*And the people said, “What have we done?”

But it was too late.

(Author unknown)

And tells his story via a YouTube.com video:

Savage and two others, including an Iraqi war veteran are plaintiffs in the suit. The suit claims “DHS and Napolitano have violated the Constitutional rights of the plaintiffs by attempting to chill their free speech, expressive association, and equal protection rights.” It also states that “the Department of Homeland Security encourages law enforcement officers throughout the nation to target and report citizens to federal officials as suspicious rightwing extremists and potential terrorists because of their political beliefs. ” It cites violation of their Constitutional rights as assured by the 1st and 5th amendments.

Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Law Center stated, “Janet Napolitano is lying to the American people when she says the Report is not based on ideology or political beliefs. In fact, her report would have the admiration of the Gestapo and any current or past dictator in the way it targets political opponents.  This incompetently written intelligence assessment, which directs law enforcement officials across the country to target and report on American citizens who have the political beliefs mentioned in the report, will be used as a tool to stifle political opposition and opinions.  It will give a pretext for opponents of those Americans to report them to police as rightwing extremists and terrorists.  You can imagine what happens then.”

The suit was filed by the Thomas More Law Center. Here’s a link if you want to read about the entire law suit and here’s a link to actually read the official complaint.

Love him or hate him, this suit seems to hold some serious water what with the Michael More Law Center’s willing involvement.

“You’re lying to our children…”
“I won’t call them white if you won’t call them black…”
“Black folk don’t know how to run no nation…”
“Should of been a black womb…”
“Barack Obama, what’s wrong with you???”
“Stop shuckin’ and jivin’; we got a problem…”
“I don’t care what he is. The nigger ain’t got no sense!!!”
~~James David Manning of the Oblation Hour

I wish I we could just be brothers and sisters in Christ, not color.   Heavy sigh.

The boy was watching when the woman stepped off a sandbar into the ocean’s deep current.

He watched as the woman panicked. He watched as 20 adults, all dressed in their bathing attire, looked at the woman and listened to her cries for help. Wondering if anybody would do anything, the boy found himself cheering when, at long last, a fully-clothed young man dove into the water and brought the woman to safety.

On the way home, the boy spoke to his father about the events he had witnessed and the anger he felt toward those folks who had stood by and done nothing.

Later on, he recalled what his father had said that day. As an explanation, his father wisely told him, “The world often seems divided between those who care and those who don’t care enough. But don’t judge too harshly. It takes courage to care greatly.”