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School funding goes up and down. Perhaps, just perhaps, we should make some cuts instead of spending money we don't have.

All we ever hear from school is screams and cries, "Cuts, cuts, ouch, ow!" We didn't hear much when Gov. Kulongoski increased the state taxpayer obligation to school funding by 18 percent two years ago. Instead of setting money aside for a rainy day, he decided to give it to schools. Now, of course, we're hearing dire predictions from the schools.

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I wanted to ask Rep. Earl Blumenauer this question: Has he seen the documentary I.O.U.S.A., produced in part by U.S. Comptroller General David Walker? (I would have started the stimulus discussion by mailing a copy to every representatitve in Congress, tying them to a chair and forcing them to watch it.) With national debt at $10 trillion and exploding, our representatives in Washington seem to care nothing for our children or grandchildren. When will they address this problem?

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