Comments on: Bailout Watch 148: Dems Plan on $25b Detroit Bailout. For Now.

By: Voice of Sweden

Voice of Sweden — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:59:44 +0000

ihatetrees)

I would never claim swedish schools are perfect, but from what I hear about schools in the USA, they seem more like DDR or USSR than USA.

As a funny link to the car bailout, and unions, read this quote about our school voucher system:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3717744.stm

In some urban neighbourhoods, 10-20% of students now use the voucher scheme to attend private schools – leaving empty spaces at state schools. [me: read as: people ain't buying domestics no more]

“Of course there are losers”, says Mr Hultin, “because schools which do not attract parents lose out and they should be losers.” [me: read as: so they should go out of business]

Union co-operation

Any scheme like this in Britain would attract fierce opposition from the teacher unions. Not so in Sweden.

The Swedish Teachers Union, Lärarförbundet, supports the school choice policy.

According to its president, Eva-lis Preisz, members were “a little suspicious at first” but are now satisfied by the restrictions which prevent private schools from charging top-up fees or selecting students.

regards, Ron Paul for pres 2012

By: 210delray

210delray — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:21:15 +0000

I hope this bailout madness is stopped one way or the other, by Bush veto if necessary (not that I was ever a fan of Bush).

We (as in collective “we”) need to live within our means, which means no taxpayer dollars to support failing auto companies. They made their own bed; they can sleep in it.

By: ihatetrees

ihatetrees — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:34:21 +0000

Voice of Sweden:
And despite that I’m not against unions as a concept, done right, the unions in the USA seems to be no good at all.

These badly run unions are the real traitors of and threat to the american working class.

Excellent point. Of course, Euro unions have their downsides. But somehow they’ve incorporated excellence in mid-level technical skills into their unions.

It may have something to do with Euro K-12 education. Euro national governments enforce a testing and tracking education system that would make most progressive USA Democrats physically ill.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:50:41 +0000

100% agree. American unions are driving the domestic industries out of business (or country) and bankrupting (the heavily unionized) state governments. Despite being one of most unionized in the world, our education system churns out students who perform worse than those of most other developed countries.

By: Voice of Sweden

Voice of Sweden — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:32:39 +0000

The problem the democrats have is that they are too much in bed with the US unions. And despite that I’m not against unions as a concept, done right, the unions in the USA seems to be no good at all.

These badly run unions are the real traitors of and threat to the american working class.

By: Lichtronamo

Lichtronamo — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:17:55 +0000

Wasn’t there a boat full of BMW’s that sank in the English channel?

By: pleiter

pleiter — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:01:48 +0000

This particular sinking boat picture is relevant, because it resulted in 5,000 soggy Mazdas.

By: Landcrusher

Landcrusher — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:32:12 +0000

RF,

Detroit, November, sinking ship… Give us Gordon!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA5EnNIl80A

One of you poetic guys should write new lyrics, you could likely sell it soon.

By: TexN

TexN — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:17:52 +0000

RF,
One small complaint about all of the “sinking boat” photos: too much boat and not enough water. I figure GM is 90% underwater and the sea is churning like crazy. Maybe there should be an image of the USS Taxpayer Dollars speeding to the rescue off in the distance. Will she make it to the wreckage in time?
Tex