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Water, phone, internet, roadway…
The list of government supported infrastructure is mind-boggling.
Since finger prints are not unique, eventually we can expect the involuntary surgical implantation of RFID chips. This is but another instance of the 20 per centers creating the very problem that they rail against.


"The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance;
which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt."
John Philpot Curran
Posted by Zatharus]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:42:27 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Sound Policy]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:15:34 -0600 Arkansas Times Costs of a private education should be tax deductible? Why can't you send your young'un to public school? They're not good enough? Sorry to inform you, but public education is as good as the effort YOU and your child put into it. Send 'em to public school, then sit down with 'em in the evenings and make sure they're working at it and if they're getting it. If not, why not? Be involved. You'll be surprised how much difference it makes.
Posted by Doigotta]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 10:16:40 -0600 Arkansas Times
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Posted by radical centrist]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 09:51:16 -0600 Arkansas Times
But there are cons to this.

Is it just the parent who can drop off kids or can anyone drop off the child? It should be the later, otherwise - why? Since the parent may be working and not available to take the child to the center. Maybe a friend has to do it for the parent. So then what's the purpose of scanning anyone's finger print? If the child is there, then mark them down as present. Otherwise, the program exists not for the benefit of the kid.

Only paying a day care center for the time the child attends can affect their operating revenue.

Consequently, if the day care requires a fixed revenue and the gov ends up paying for only part of a familiy's share in light of this fingerprinting drive, then it leaves the parent with the balance. The parent will either have to come up with the balance (which is assumed to be a hardship else they would not have applied for gov assistance to begin with) else they loose their spot at the center. Or, the parent puts the kid in day care everyday and it takes away from more parent/child interaction time.

In my opinion there are lots of kids out there today whose social skills and behavior could have benefited from more consitent positive parent time during the early years. The remedies to that are a whole other issue.

Saving money - good.
Creating additional low income family hardships - bad.
I'll default to preventing the hardships.
Posted by Ron Rizzardi]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 09:22:51 -0600 Arkansas Times
Here is my question: If I choose to send me grade school aged child to private school, why can't I deduct that as an educational expense at tax time?

Why can't I deduct books and other supplies? they are educational expenses.

I don't believe Arkansas will got to a Smart ID, and finger prints are unreliable. your skin's elasticity changes with the humidity and temp does it?
Posted by clay pigeon]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 09:13:47 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by aerotive]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 08:17:12 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Verla Sweere]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 08:01:01 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Gylippus]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:46:11 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Jake da Snake]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:30:32 -0600 Arkansas Times