58 trillion dimes

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Where the hell were ads like this during the last election?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vowHQwFUHAY&feature=player_embedded#!

Which made me think of this classic movie scene



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbWg-mozGsU

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and for the next 4 years................


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So how will Obama pay for this pie in the sky dream? How many more dimes wlil be added to the debt if Obama gets his wet dream wish?





President Obama’s goal of guaranteed preschool education for every American 4-year-old is arguably the boldest proposal of his second term — a sweeping expansion of the nation’s taxpayer-funded public school system, bigger than anything in a generation.
It would also be expensive — by one estimate, costing $10.5 billion a year. In Georgia, where universal pre-K access is already the goal, officials put the annual cost at $10,000 per child.

But today Obama argued here that a sea change in expert thinking about pre-primary education shows that the investment is worthwhile and overdue, promising social and economic benefits for years to come.

“This is not babysitting,” Obama said at an event at a suburban recreation center to promote his plan.

“Study after study shows that the earlier a child begins learning, the better he or she does down the road,” he said. “But here’s the thing: We are not doing enough to give all of our kids that chance.”

“The size of your paycheck, though, shouldn’t determine your child’s future. So let’s fix this,” he added.

Details of the plan and its exact price tag are still works in progress. But the White House points to Georgia — with its conservative, budget-conscious politics — as a model for the rest of the nation.

The state has been a pioneer in universal pre-K education since the 1990s, using funds from the state’s lottery to expand early childhood programs and extend access to everyone. Most of the state’s pre-K programs are essentially public-private partnerships.

“Universal pre-K is more difficult to do because you’re opening it up to a larger group of children and that requires more funding. But Georgia has been doing this for 20 years,” said Bobby Cagle, a Republican commissioner for the state’s department of early care and learning.

The state currently has 84,000 four-year-olds enrolled in pre-K programs, but limited state funds have hampered efforts to keep up with demand. There are 8,000 kids on a waiting list, Cagle said.

The situation illustrates a major challenge facing Obama’s goal of universal pre-K care.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/02/preschool-for-all-president-obamas-pipe-dream-or-possibility/

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