To My Surprise

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/18/gop-frustration-grows-with-obama-approach-to-jobs-deficit/

To My Surprise

The article that I chose talks about how the GOP is not pleased with Obama’s proposal to raise taxes for wealthy and the lay out for job proposal.  Initially when I read the title of the article, I was expecting the GOP to have some concrete evidence or just a valid reason as to why they were so “frustrated” with Obama’s ideas.    The president wants to raise taxes for people who make million dollars or more, and not raise taxes for the middle class, who are the most affected by today’s economy.  Senator Dick Durbin, D-IL, stated that, “a new tax rate on those making a million a year is certainly a good idea, for those who are wealthy and comfortable wouldn’t even notice it”.  I think that this is a great idea, but let’s be honest, if you are making over a million a year, and you pay about 40-60% to taxes, you roughly have about four-hundred thousand dollars to live with.  The last time I checked, that was pretty damn good.  They don’t have the everyday worries of an individual like myself.  They don’t have to worry about were there next meal is going to come from, will I be able to fill up gas tank this week, or how am I going to rob Peter to pay Paul.

It’s not a secret that Fox News is not exactly on the Obama bang wagon, but to my surprise the particular article is not as one sided as I anticipated.  It gave you an insight as to how both parties viewed the Presidents plans. The author focused more on how the GOP viewed the president’s decision.  The article was almost predictable, of course the GOP was not pleased with the president proposal, and of course the democrats came to the rescue for Obama. I think that anyone could agree/disagree with what the author is saying, it basically depends if you’re either a democrat or a republican. The article was very neutral considering that it was from Fox news.

http://realglitz.blogspot.com/2011/08/students-and-status-quo.html?showComment=1316222395205#c2281742474472418770

http://elizabethkyoung.blogspot.com/2011/09/news-he-said-she-said-here-say.html?showComment=1316221203909#c6542863900968247358

Somewhere in the Middle

There are two types of schools that would best describe the type of education that I received. One would be the working class school and the  middle class school.  I attended a small private school that was located in the Lawndale area on the West side of Chicago.  Now anyone that is familiar with the Lawndale area can attest that this location is not the absolute worst area, but it definitely doesn't come in comparisons to Hyde Park.  This community had a mixture of social classes.  Most people living in Lawndale were either middle class, living in poverty or a pay check away from being impoverished . As I stated, I attended a private school, so you know my parents along with everyone else's parents  were paying tuition. The tuition was very expensive and with that being said, the majority of my classmates parents were considered to be middle class.  My mother was a school teacher, one of my classmate's mother was a doctor, and some of my other classmates parents were clergymen. The classroom size averaged around 12-15 children, so the teacher was allowed more time & energy to give each student equal amount of attention. We had homework almost every night, most weekends and even during school breaks. I think that it was structured that way simply because my parents were paying for my education. And I think that goes back to the saying, "You get what you pay for".  During that time, the teachers were allowed to give us spankings, so discipline was a major factor .  Not only did I have to worry about my teacher spanking me, but I was even more terrified of what my mom would do to me. Now that I look back, I am glad that I had teachers that were more of a mother figure to me, and they instilled a certain level of fear in me to strive to do better and also do what was necessary in order for me to pass with good grades.