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Old 01-10-2014, 10:04 AM
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Exactly how is obama going to help I don't understand... Make a great public school and let parents fight over the area?
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Old 01-10-2014, 10:45 AM
 
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According to this article, the plan appears to be more complex than replicating the Penn Alexander school.
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Old 01-10-2014, 11:02 AM
 
Location: Cumberland County, NJ
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If it helps improve neighborhoods in West Philly than I'm all for it. I don't see how this is not a good thing.
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Old 01-10-2014, 11:12 AM
 
Location: Bella Vista
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Exactly how is obama going to help I don't understand... Make a great public school and let parents fight over the area?
$$$. Is that a hard concept to grasp? Obviously this is great news for Mantua. Chaka Fattah is a boss.
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Old 01-10-2014, 11:37 AM
 
Location: Philly
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obama is dipping into his stash
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Old 01-10-2014, 12:09 PM
 
Location: Punta Gorda
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Yea, because throwing money at a problem has worked well so far, hasn't it?
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Old 01-10-2014, 12:26 PM
 
Location: Cumberland County, NJ
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Yea, because throwing money at a problem has worked well so far, hasn't it?
It's better than the alternative of having nothing done at all.
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Old 01-10-2014, 01:33 PM
 
Location: Bella Vista
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Yea, because throwing money at a problem has worked well so far, hasn't it?
It has. Good point. Throwing money at problems is actually extremely effective in most any scenario.
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Old 01-10-2014, 01:34 PM
 
Location: Montgomery County, PA
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It has. Good point. Throwing money at problems is actually extremely effective in most any scenario.
certainly not when it comes to education or poverty.
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Old 01-10-2014, 05:13 PM
 
Location: Philly
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certainly not when it comes to education or poverty.
what are you talking about, it employees many thousands of government workers. why else would you throw money at a problem? poverty pimps represent!

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