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“In the United States, a furlough is a temporary unpaid leave of some employees due to special needs of a company”
Hmm. Didn’t know that. Interesting, learn something new every day. Now, how does one pronounce it? (pron.: /ˈfɜrloʊ/; from Dutch: “verlof”) I knew “verlof”, same as in Afrikaans, so is fɜrloʊ similar?…crap, I don’t know how to read fɜrloʊ. “fur – low”? How does verlof “(fur-law-f”) end up as “fur-low”? Tch. Anyway, don’t mind me, I have no opinion on this sequester business you’re all on about. Actually, from what I’ve been reading on this forum, most of you seem a tad confused by it all, too. Tch, tch.
Scott, you can’t cut government without cutting jobs, unless you look for waste. Despite all the conservative moaning, there is very little waste outside the defense department (if there were, Paul Ryan would be able to cite actual examples instead of making up fake stories about research into goldfish). So if you want more jobs, we need more spending. It’s a pretty simple equation.
sorry your equation is wrong. If you want more job we have to tax imports. what good does it do if you give money to build a road when the people on the payroll go to walmart and spend the money on imports we need manufacturning jobs not more government jobs.
There are studies that prove you wrong sir. These studies suggest that the program increases test scores and the chances that participants (mostly children from low income families) will finish high school and go to college. Not to mention the widely accepted theory is that early childhood education teaches children not only cognitive skills, but also a wider range of soft skills — such as persistence and the ability to get along with others.
In short your rhetoric is just another Republican talking point of keeping America stupid. Quite sad.
OK good, you gave references. And I tend to agree that children introduced to education early on are more likely to be successful in their endeavors.
Now, traditionally, it was the parents task to do that. As an example, I read to my children before their eyes were open. That’s right, sit them on the lap take a book with lots of illustrations and read the words point them out reference them to objects in the illustrations. As their eyes begin to open they will point to items and mimic your speech and soon are able to read. Probably THE most important item in the learning process. Same with basic math skills. Hey, we let TV take over. Now parents are too “busy” to mess with it so they expect the government to provide 3-4 year old kids with the tender instruction that is THEIR responsibility.
But then you do advocate massive government and massive intrusion into our daily lives by it.
And yet the Head Start Impact Study shows that the positive effects of the program vanished by the end of the first grade. All this at the cost of $7 billion per year. Wasted money.
Head Start allows a parent to work while the student is in class increasing family income to the point of possibly getting off “welfare”, food assistance, etc. It is a good program but not the answer to everything.
If it was actually called “stress relief” it could not be funded. . Low income people need a break at least as much as those able to afford day care. . Silly answer maybe, but at something is being done based on real world needs.
Having been a contractor working in a government facility I can tell you that if they were all furloughed for 2 or 3 days a week you would see absolutely NO decrease in their weekly work output!
Bruce, I agree with you on most of this. My parents lived on one paycheck while my mom “stayed at home with the kids”. So there was plenty of time to read, play games that stimulated young minds and interact in other healthy ways. * But that isn’t possible for many families today. Some parents have 3 or 4 jobs between them. * I’m not excusing parents who have the means and the time, and still don’t set good examples for their kids, read to them, turn off the TV and video games, etc. But that’s not what goes on in all families.
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omQ R said, 3 months ago
“In the United States, a furlough is a temporary unpaid leave of some employees due to special needs of a company”
Hmm. Didn’t know that. Interesting, learn something new every day. Now, how does one pronounce it?
(pron.: /ˈfɜrloʊ/; from Dutch: “verlof”)
I knew “verlof”, same as in Afrikaans, so is fɜrloʊ similar?…crap, I don’t know how to read fɜrloʊ.
“fur – low”? How does verlof “(fur-law-f”) end up as “fur-low”?
Tch. Anyway, don’t mind me, I have no opinion on this sequester business you’re all on about. Actually, from what I’ve been reading on this forum, most of you seem a tad confused by it all, too. Tch, tch.
Ms. Ima said, 3 months ago
@omQ R
Changing the subject? I can’t imagine a woman allowing a man to speak first.
ARodney said, 3 months ago
Scott, you can’t cut government without cutting jobs, unless you look for waste. Despite all the conservative moaning, there is very little waste outside the defense department (if there were, Paul Ryan would be able to cite actual examples instead of making up fake stories about research into goldfish). So if you want more jobs, we need more spending. It’s a pretty simple equation.
ronald rini
said, 3 months ago
@ARodney
sorry your equation is wrong. If you want more job we have to tax imports. what good does it do if you give money to build a road when the people on the payroll go to walmart and spend the money on imports we need manufacturning jobs not more government jobs.
d_legendary1 said, 3 months ago
@ScottPM
There are studies that prove you wrong sir. These studies suggest that the program increases test scores and the chances that participants (mostly children from low income families) will finish high school and go to college. Not to mention the widely accepted theory is that early childhood education teaches children not only cognitive skills, but also a wider range of soft skills — such as persistence and the ability to get along with others.
In short your rhetoric is just another Republican talking point of keeping America stupid. Quite sad.
Bruce4671 said, 3 months ago
@d_legendary1
OK good, you gave references. And I tend to agree that children introduced to education early on are more likely to be successful in their endeavors.
Now, traditionally, it was the parents task to do that. As an example, I read to my children before their eyes were open. That’s right, sit them on the lap take a book with lots of illustrations and read the words point them out reference them to objects in the illustrations. As their eyes begin to open they will point to items and mimic your speech and soon are able to read. Probably THE most important item in the learning process. Same with basic math skills. Hey, we let TV take over. Now parents are too “busy” to mess with it so they expect the government to provide 3-4 year old kids with the tender instruction that is THEIR responsibility.
But then you do advocate massive government and massive intrusion into our daily lives by it.
Reppr said, 3 months ago
And yet the Head Start Impact Study shows that the positive effects of the program vanished by the end of the first grade. All this at the cost of $7 billion per year. Wasted money.
Justice22 said, 3 months ago
Head Start allows a parent to work while the student is in class increasing family income to the point of possibly getting off “welfare”, food assistance, etc. It is a good program but not the answer to everything.
DrCanuck said, 3 months ago
@Bruce4671
Bruce4671 said, “Now, traditionally, it was the parents task to do that….”
Absolutely. Nailed it. Dead on. In total agreement. It’s the parents’ task.
But if they don’t…….?
Stipple said, 3 months ago
@Justice22
If it was actually called “stress relief” it could not be funded.
.
Low income people need a break at least as much as those able to afford day care.
.
Silly answer maybe, but at something is being done based on real world needs.
skipcarlsen said, 3 months ago
Having been a contractor working in a government facility I can tell you that if they were all furloughed for 2 or 3 days a week you would see absolutely NO decrease in their weekly work output!
David
said, 3 months ago
@Ms. Ima
If you’re interested, could you translate
Changing the subject? I can’t imagine a woman allowing a man to speak first.
to a contextualized idea so others can follow along with whatever that’s supposed to mean?
thanks so much…
STLDan said, 3 months ago
@Ms. Ima
More proof the Republicans LOVE women, they never disrespect them, there is no war on women (place sarcasm here).
Radish
said, 3 months ago
The American public care more about jobs than the federal debt debacle.
M Ster said, 3 months ago
@Bruce4671
Bruce, I agree with you on most of this. My parents lived on one paycheck while my mom “stayed at home with the kids”. So there was plenty of time to read, play games that stimulated young minds and interact in other healthy ways.
*
But that isn’t possible for many families today. Some parents have 3 or 4 jobs between them.
*
I’m not excusing parents who have the means and the time, and still don’t set good examples for their kids, read to them, turn off the TV and video games, etc. But that’s not what goes on in all families.