Tag Archive 'Schools'

This is what happens when taxes go up

Bookworm on Nov 07 2008 | Filed under: Economics, Education

I suspect that, once Obama starts raising taxes, buyer’s remorse is going to set in with incredible speed.  This article focuses on the local economy, but is a harbinger of what will happen when taxes go up on a larger, national scale:
A temporary 1.5 percentage point sales tax increase proposed Thursday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger [...]

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Me being tactless, very, very tactless *UPDATED*

Bookworm on Jun 05 2008 | Filed under: Education

A few weeks ago, both my kids got in the mail an invitation from their school to attend an “Albatross Award” ceremony to honor their good qualities. Mr. Bookworm, who brought the mail in, was very excited: “You’re getting awards. This is great.” (I mention Mr. Bookworm specifically here so that [...]

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