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  1. Comment on What is something someone has said that stuck with you? in ~life

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    "Don't say retarded, there are those around you with family that may be disabled and take that term offensively." I took that to heart as I never meant to mock the disabled. 7 years later, I had a...

    "Don't say retarded, there are those around you with family that may be disabled and take that term offensively." I took that to heart as I never meant to mock the disabled. 7 years later, I had a child with Downs and Autism and that statement rang even truer. Now, I give the same reminder.

    Later, in life I had a similar experience for saying "that's Gay." I have since struck that as well from my vocabulary.

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  2. Comment on The conservative push for “school choice” has had its most successful year ever in ~society

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    Interesting, it is basically modern redlining what's going on. I don't think anyone here that is already in a good district / neighborhood no matter their political affiliation wants to see this...

    Interesting, it is basically modern redlining what's going on. I don't think anyone here that is already in a good district / neighborhood no matter their political affiliation wants to see this change deep down. You would be killing your property value or your school's advantage and be voting against yourself.

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  3. Comment on The conservative push for “school choice” has had its most successful year ever in ~society

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    There is so much variance in school districts and quality. It's unfortunate and disappointing. It does come down to what the school is willing to fund / request for funding and the tax payer base....

    There is so much variance in school districts and quality. It's unfortunate and disappointing. It does come down to what the school is willing to fund / request for funding and the tax payer base. In my large metro area there are public schools that rank in the top of the nation and there are also garbage schools. The top tier schools have districts with pretty high property taxes. But, those property taxes fund the amazing schools and programs. That draws people to the district and brings home values up. The areas with poor schools are often the poorer areas with higher crime and lower home values.

    We had to move from an area to get into a district able to fund special needs. We had to pay 50% more for our home and my property taxes went up, but my home value will continue to climb and my children are getting substantially better services and education. But, a lot of families don't have this freedom of mobility.

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