Republicans want nothing more than to rule over a pile of dust and ash. They do not care what <img src="
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One might wonder what is gained, beyond profit for the companies that run these charter schools, by gutting public education. I know people here in Florida who are looking to have families and raise children. Many of them say plainly that they do not feel comfortable raising kids in Florida. Young people want to live the traditional lifestyle Republicans talk about: get married, work, have a kid or two, hopefully buy a home. Buying a home, even for a family, is a pipe dream. But it is the American dream, and people are still pursuing it. You would think Republicans would want these people to stay in their state. You would think they would want to attract them. After all, they spend so much time and energy marketing this traditional lifestyle. Yet those same people are actively trying to leave Florida because of Republican policies.
Would you send your child to a school that does not mandate vaccinations in a country seeing measles outbreaks on a scale rarely seen in developed nations? I would not. Would you raise a child without a guarantee of a proper education? Maybe their public school has been defunded. Maybe you cannot afford a good charter school. Maybe they have special needs, God forbid, and no charter school will take them. What do you do then? What about the lack of family care and child care, the health ca
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