Comments on: Bizzarest Bill Ever

By: MKG

MKG — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:20:58 +0000

When making these post, please include the bill number so I can look up my rep or sen & see how they voted.

Thanks

By: Mab

Mab — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:21:03 +0000

Yeah – TK…

He’s probably really just a Nitros dealer gone mainstream.

By: David

David — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:23:15 +0000

I thought ADA stood for American Dental Association, the guys who approve of Crest.

By: Mel

Mel — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:37:36 +0000

Don’t they already get free dental on Medicaid? I am a dental hygienist and work for a dentist who accepts Medicaid and even though I don’t know a lot about the system or the billing, I am pretty sure the kids get their check up visits for free. Let me know what I’m missing here…

By: Old Bike Dude

Old Bike Dude — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:08:05 +0000

sic how does the political bs of this goof ball reflect on public schools.
btw my public school boys are still banging out lots of hits at all the local private schools. They play pretty good baseball too.

By: baker

baker — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:34:55 +0000

And that’s a good point, Joey Jo Jo….

Some legislator from the coast can mandate that we spend money helping poor kids get access to dental care — which may, in fact, be a good idea — but then SCRG and folks like them would charge that “educrats” are wasting money. The deal is that so many of the expenditures in public education are directly related to things lawmakers say have to happen.

By: baker

baker — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:27:17 +0000

Will — This part — “students can’t pay attention when they’re suffering from tooth decay” — was from the AP article. Far as one can tell, it isn’t a a direct quote from the legislation, though the bill could say something to the same effect.

I don’t see a lot wrong with offering dental checks for needy kids in public school. Seems like a good place to reach that population and something that could be extremely helpful.

By: Bob O

Bob O — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:40:17 +0000

If these dentist think that the “kids” need it so much why do they not open their doors on Sat. and give free care? Oh wait that would mean they would not make money. No sarcasim here just the truth that 90% of property tax already goes for the “kids” education now lets give their sorry parents another reason to be sorry assess. Folks no need to work anymore the Gov. will save us!

By: Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:30:29 +0000

On the plus side, you can add this money to the all those administrative costs that never make it to the classroom!

By: Monkeydarts

Monkeydarts — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:48:35 +0000

fitsquote excerpt: “… in spite of the billions of additional tax dollars we keep pumping into it.”

There is no relationship between money spent per pupil and positive results in education. That’s true in any state. If dollars spent per pupil were all that mattered Washington DC public schools would get better results than Iowa.