I was reading this piece and the commentary of it on Blogging Out Loud, and I totally agree with you and the article. Im glad to see Texas doing ok and is one of only 15 states adding jobs. But this should not focus on just adding simpler labor. We need to protect our educators, and the funding of K-12 education. Its sickening how many educators lost their jobs. How can we expect to push the limits and create new technologies, (Perry’s funding of the Emerging Technology Fund) if we don’t push kids to thrive in school and go beyond the standard education. By cutting educational funding, all we are doing is telling the school kids to do one thing (continuing education) and doing the complete opposite (creating more simple jobs) and cutting the funding of their educations. If we cut the education short, then we are going to cut our own throats sooner or later. “Combs applauded the Governor’s call for new initiatives to encourage young Texans to graduate from high school or obtain GEDs and to obtain the skills needed for in-demand jobs.”
“Combs is already in the lead on Gov. Perry’s call to control spending by streamlining government, eliminating duplication’’ This is where we need to be cutting funding, take extra money from the government, and make them really work for what the people want. We do expect a value for our money, and I think the government should take some responsibility for their actions resulting in the budget shortfalls. If the economy is truly in a bad way, then everyone should share the shortfalls evenly, but it always seems that the government can point the finger in any direction except in the mirror. So I think the Government should feel the pain so they'll understand what really needs to happen.
