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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 days ago (2 children)

"3% COLA this year from the State"

Poor guy doesn't know who is underpaying him, nor who is overcharging him.

[–] Maggoty 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

We haven't properly educated people on the different levels of government in at least 20 years. So this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.

We could easily fill a semester with American Government if we tackled things like who administers Medicaid.

Instead we have a single video (Mr. Bill), a movie showing D.C. is horribly corrupt (Mr Smith Goes To Washington), and a single chart showing the three branches, and then it's time to copy down more dates, names, and events!

[–] EvacuateSoul 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I did have a semester of government followed by economics in high school as part of the diploma. Our teacher was fantastic. Texas grad, ~15 years ago.

[–] Maggoty 1 points 2 days ago

If it was a public school then you got very very lucky.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Maggoty 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If we leave them all behind then we've left none of them behind.

-2000's GOP

[–] PugJesus 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

That makes sense. Hadn't considered that he might be a direct beneficiary of tax dollars.