Why does Ron hate the Dept. of Education so much?

Madison · 02-07-2008, 05:29 PM

I don't oppose eliminating the department of education but I am curious as to why Ron opposes this federal agency more than so many others. He always brings it up in speeches and debates. He obviously wants to terminate most federal bureaucracies but the fact that he names the Dept. of Education by name every time makes me curious. What are the biggest problems with it? The only thing that comes to my mind is that it produces centralized education from the federal government which is responsible for dumbing down students.

yongrel · 02-07-2008, 05:30 PM

It's a huge bureaucracy that does absolutely nothing. I think the reason he brings it up so often is that the Dep of Education used to be Enemy #1 with the Republicans a few decaeds ago, and he's trying to appeal to the old time Republicans.

AlbemarleNC0003 · 02-07-2008, 05:30 PM

10th amendment.

mokkan88 · 02-07-2008, 05:30 PM

He probably doesn't "more than others", but it's a department that the Republicans originally opposed. Now the department wastes money and is destroying education.

Vvick727 · 02-07-2008, 05:31 PM

its dumbed down america. purposefully and staggeringly.

chiplitfam · 02-07-2008, 05:31 PM

Educate yourself. www.deliberatedumbingdown.com

0zzy · 02-07-2008, 05:31 PM

They injected money into centralized planning.
The result ended up with worse education and higher cost of education.
Waste of money, drives prices up, drives education down.

GraspingForPeace · 02-07-2008, 05:32 PM

Eliminating the Dept. of Education used to be a platform of the Republican party, so why not keep bringing it up? The Department really is useless, especially the new No Child Left Behind Act. This, along with the IRS and the Dept. of Homeland Security take many many taxes that do not need to go into the government.

nbhadja · 02-07-2008, 05:32 PM

Cause the gov wastes huge amount of money in public schools. Having a bunch of private schools would not only create better schools, but it would save the people money cause they would pay less to the school instead of more to the government.

thegr8drronpaul · 02-07-2008, 05:33 PM

problem is he has NEVER explained why and it TURNS viewers off.

Not once in a debate has he said that he wants teachers and parents to make decisions locally on what their children should be getting in the way of education.

02-07-2008, 05:30 PM	#3
AlbemarleNC0003 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 843	10th amendment. __________________ We'll preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we'll sentence them to take the last step into a thousand years of darkness.

02-07-2008, 05:31 PM	#7
0zzy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 6,327	They injected money into centralized planning. The result ended up with worse education and higher cost of education. Waste of money, drives prices up, drives education down. __________________ "You know not what you are given, but forever will you know what has been taken away from you..." "As long as we live beyond our means we are destined to live beneath our means." - Ron Paul at a CNBC Debate in Michigan (10/09/07)

02-07-2008, 05:32 PM	#9
nbhadja Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,370	Cause the gov wastes huge amount of money in public schools. Having a bunch of private schools would not only create better schools, but it would save the people money cause they would pay less to the school instead of more to the government. __________________ "Countries are benefited when they changed these [national sovereignty] policies, and evidence suggests that North Americans are ready for a new relationship that renders this old definition of sovereignty obsolete." CFR task force co-chairman Robert Pastor

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thegr8drronpaul Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 450	problem is he has NEVER explained why and it TURNS viewers off. Not once in a debate has he said that he wants teachers and parents to make decisions locally on what their children should be getting in the way of education. __________________ thegr8drronpaul Precinct Captain - MC0971

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02-07-2008, 05:29 PM	#1
Madison Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: MI Posts: 699	Why does Ron hate the Dept. of Education so much? I don't oppose eliminating the department of education but I am curious as to why Ron opposes this federal agency more than so many others. He always brings it up in speeches and debates. He obviously wants to terminate most federal bureaucracies but the fact that he names the Dept. of Education by name every time makes me curious. What are the biggest problems with it? The only thing that comes to my mind is that it produces centralized education from the federal government which is responsible for dumbing down students.

02-07-2008, 05:30 PM	#4
mokkan88 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 734	He probably doesn't "more than others", but it's a department that the Republicans originally opposed. Now the department wastes money and is destroying education.

02-07-2008, 05:31 PM	#5
Vvick727 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 263	its dumbed down america. purposefully and staggeringly.

02-07-2008, 05:31 PM	#6
chiplitfam Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 834	Educate yourself. www.deliberatedumbingdown.com

02-07-2008, 05:32 PM	#8
GraspingForPeace Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 25	Eliminating the Dept. of Education used to be a platform of the Republican party, so why not keep bringing it up? The Department really is useless, especially the new No Child Left Behind Act. This, along with the IRS and the Dept. of Homeland Security take many many taxes that do not need to go into the government.