Oh The Irony! Pre-k for Refugees! (Atlanta: buying, taxation, restaurant)

[RoslynHolcomb]

CM, I think I've said repeatedly that Atlanta is not my kind of town. I too have lived a lot of places, and most of them were far more suited to the lifestyle I prefer. It costs too much to live here. There are too many people and too much traffic for my taste. I knew this when I lived here for six months back in the late 90s. I'm sure it's a lovely place for some people (especially those with money), but for crunchy, low-key folks like me and my husband? Not so much.

Free pre-k is a panacea to rationalize the Georgia lottery which is a unfair tax burden on the poor. They can point to it and claim it as something that benefits those same people that are being screwed over by the lottery. All well and good. But if you're going to claim that you offer free pre-K, then make sure that the darned thing is available without folks having to tailgate to get a slot.

At no point did I say that I'd rather be a refugee. I merely stated that it's ironic that if we WERE refugees we'd have access to a pre-K.

[atlantamoi]

Atlanta the last place you want to live? Interesting. Can't really understand that one. Anyway, I'm sorry you are having these problems. Our daughter is still three years from Pre-K and I had no idea it was that bad for a public Pre-K.

[RoslynHolcomb]

I'm not sure where you live Atlantamoi, but it may well be a Dekalb thing. I've read posts on this board and the Atlantamommy board that seem to indicate that it's easier in other counties. LMM pointed out some issues with GPC's pre-k closing, so I'm sure it has made a bad situation worse (or maybe the situation wasn't bad prior to this year, I'd have no way of knowing).

[cmtiger]

Originally Posted by RoslynHolcomb

I'm sure it's a lovely place for some people (especially those with money), but for crunchy, low-key folks like me and my husband? Not so much.

Crunchy? Low key?

[RoslynHolcomb]

Originally Posted by cmtiger

Crunchy? Low key?

Do you have something against crunchy, low-key people?

[LovinDecatur]

Originally Posted by RoslynHolcomb

CM, I think I've said repeatedly that Atlanta is not my kind of town. I too have lived a lot of places, and most of them were far more suited to the lifestyle I prefer. It costs too much to live here. There are too many people and too much traffic for my taste. I knew this when I lived here for six months back in the late 90s. I'm sure it's a lovely place for some people (especially those with money), but for crunchy, low-key folks like me and my husband? Not so much.

Free pre-k is a panacea to rationalize the Georgia lottery which is a unfair tax burden on the poor. They can point to it and claim it as something that benefits those same people that are being screwed over by the lottery. All well and good. But if you're going to claim that you offer free pre-K, then make sure that the darned thing is available without folks having to tailgate to get a slot.

At no point did I say that I'd rather be a refugee. I merely stated that it's ironic that if we WERE refugees we'd have access to a pre-K.

I don't understand this statement...are the poor required to participate in the lottery?

[neil0311]

Originally Posted by RoslynHolcomb

Free pre-k is a panacea to rationalize the Georgia lottery which is a unfair tax burden on the poor. They can point to it and claim it as something that benefits those same people that are being screwed over by the lottery.

As LovinDecatur asked, how can you make this kind of claim, since no one in Georgia is required to purchase lottery tickets? Screwed in what way...by whom?

If you do purchase lottery tickets, it's a choice you make. Maybe the reason some of these folks are poor is the fact that they make bad decisions on where to spend their limited money?

[RoslynHolcomb]

Who buys lottery tickets? Obviously, wealthy and well-to-do people do not. They are generally purchased by poor people who are sold a bill of goods as to their chance of winning. Rather than ponying up to pay for the services that we want we exploit poor people and their gullibility.

[runningncircles1]

Who buys lottery tickets? Obviously, wealthy and well-to-do people do not. They are generally purchased by poor people who are sold a bill of goods as to their chance of winning. Rather than ponying up to pay for the services that we want we exploit poor people and their gullibility.

SUCH BULL****! I grew up poor, raised by a single mother. She NEVER bought a lotto ticket. I don't buy lotto tickets... I save money, put it towards college and other investments to better my future. And, I'm one of the people who benefited from the HOPE scholarship!

[LovinDecatur]

Originally Posted by RoslynHolcomb

Who buys lottery tickets? Obviously, wealthy and well-to-do people do not. They are generally purchased by poor people who are sold a bill of goods as to their chance of winning. Rather than ponying up to pay for the services that we want we exploit poor people and their gullibility.

Oh, OK, I guess we better agree to disagree on this point...
"A fool and his money are soon parted"