Daily Fitz Fix 03/12/2009
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1. Comment by siflay h. (raka) — March 12,2009 @ 5:38AM
Ratings: -7 +2
I don't get it. Fitz can be so obtuse.
(about as obtuse as a 6 month old with poop streaming out his diaper)
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2. Comment by Jeffrey H. (flibber) — March 12,2009 @ 6:15AM
Ratings: -7 +3
Ha, ha. Dose dwatted wepublicans are at it again. The weason our kiddies can't learn.
Ah, yes. Leave it to Fitz to keep things simple with the simple message: Republicans bad, Democrats good. Must be true if it's in a cartoon, the ultimate in depth analysis. Whether your child does good in school, like some kids in recent stories, or whether they do poorly or average all depends on the legislature which has WRECKED their chances to learn forever and wrecked their very lives. At least this is what I'm led to think by this cartoon.
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3. Comment by Rod S. (W Dejavu) — March 12,2009 @ 6:45AM
Ratings: -1 +5
education in Arizona is almost equivalent to Mexico. The only reason we have a rating in the 50 states is the fact there are only 50.
Who would come to Arizona with an education if they had children to educate even if they could find a good jobs. A poor education system equals a poor job market. Arizona spends 1/3 less per student than the national average. It isn't just the schools it is the support given from all areas.
Arizona will receive 220,000,000 for education, how will the state legislature figure out to feed their cronies and take it away from children's needs.
All they see this state needing is another version of payday loans, and legal theft of the poor working class.
4. Comment by Cindy L. (ParentX) — March 12,2009 @ 8:08AM
Ratings: -1 +3
From the very conservative American Legislative Exchange Council:
Arizona's per-pupil expenditure:1981-1982 $5,955 US ranking = 6th1986-1987 $6,309 US ranking = 31st1996-1997 $5,705 US ranking = 47th2006-2007 $6,248 US ranking = 50th
No - that isn't a typo. We spent $61 less per student in 2007 than we did 20 years ago.
I think the wrecking ball sums it up quite succinctly.
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5. Comment by John E. (JE) — March 12,2009 @ 12:35PM
Ratings: -1 +1
A better toon would of been without the wrecking ball from those numbers Cindy.
From what I see the state has not wrecked the education system, it has just not taken care of the system and let it wither on the vine.
Fitz could of done a better toon with the Leg setting in a chair and the school covered with vines in a deteriorated condition, but then that would take more thought then I know Fritz usually puts into his toons.
Been there several times Fritz when you did things on the fly and just as good as this.