[Hoot Gibson]

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Personal responsibility just doesn't register with some people Hoot.

I agree SP, but Matman is always willing to engage in a reasonable debate, although we do not often disagree. I think that many people just do not stop to think that every federal dollar that goes to the federal government that is not borrowed originates at the local level. By the time Washington takes a cut and Frankfort takes a cut, what gets returned to the local level is far less than the taxes that were paid. That is why most of the wealthiest suburban counties in the country are locate here around DC. This is where most of the federal loot gets spent.

Even worse than the cost of allowing the feds to micromanage our local public schools is the freedom that we lose. If you don't like the way that Washington is managing your school system, then good luck getting anything changed. Running for the House, Senate, or President is not a viable option for most people.

If you don't like something that your local school is doing that is within its power to change, then you have a shot at making a difference if you are willing to work for the change. You can even run for a school board seat without spending a fortune.

The federal government is much better at pointing out problems than it is at fixing them. The next logical step by the federal government would be to ban parents from sending lunches to school with their kids. Who knows what the federal penalty will be for trading two Twinkies for a handful of Oreos on school premises might be.