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Published by Roger Snyder
Apr
16
[From CounterPunch]
Chopping Away at Education in Missouri
By BILL GLAHN
Springfield, Missouri
“All they need to do is pick themselves up by their bootstraps.”
That’s the myth propagated by so many (rich) conservative pundits as the key for the underprivileged to gain financial success. So what happens when the straps are stolen right off of your boots?
In Missouri, traditionally a swing state, newly elected Governor Matt Blunt [R] is doing precisely that. Following the lead of his hero, Dubyah Bush, Blunt wants to do to the state of Missouri what Bush is accomplishing nationally. Namely to strip low-income and special need families of any and all forms of assistance that could help them better their lives. The swing to the right by Missouri voters is already having devastating consequences on even those who have had a firm grasp on their bootstraps for years.
I can’t think of a better example than my friend “Katy” and her daughter “Charlotte.
Continue reading Bill Glahn: No Child Left a Dime at CounterPunch.
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