I've written about Detroit. But recent data has come to light, making me write about it again. And I'm not just talking about this Instapundit link, "Detroit Decays Under Democrats' Watch."
The Detroit fourth- and eighth-graders performed so poorly on the NAEP, a standardized test, that Time Magazine has this memorable quote:
I guess it doesn't help to see one's parents receiving assistance or being too lazy to work. If Mom or (much less likely) Dad don't want to work, why should I? If that sounds unfair, maybe you haven't read this: Fifty percent of Detroit's working-age population is unemployed.
How did Detroit get so bad? A very good question. One word. Liberalism. And now it's happening to the country as a whole. No wonder the people are beside themselves in anger. Those of us who work, anyway.
The Detroit fourth- and eighth-graders performed so poorly on the NAEP, a standardized test, that Time Magazine has this memorable quote:
Wow."These numbers are only slightly better than what one would expect by chance as if the kids had never gone to school and simply guessed at the answers," said Michael Casserly, executive director of the Washington-based Council of the Great City Schools, which represents large urban school districts. "These numbers ... are shocking and appalling and should not be allowed to stand."
I guess it doesn't help to see one's parents receiving assistance or being too lazy to work. If Mom or (much less likely) Dad don't want to work, why should I? If that sounds unfair, maybe you haven't read this: Fifty percent of Detroit's working-age population is unemployed.
How did Detroit get so bad? A very good question. One word. Liberalism. And now it's happening to the country as a whole. No wonder the people are beside themselves in anger. Those of us who work, anyway.
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