I have a quick question regarding the global yield curve that you mentioned a while back. This subject is of particular interest to me because I believe it is currently driving the strong world economy. I know that Japan’s low interest rates have had quite a large impact on offsetting the rising US interest rates in the global yield curve (or at least I think that is correct). Do you know of anywhere that I can get information/charts regarding the global yield curve as I think it is a very important measure and would like to find a source that can consistently provide this information?

thanks in advance

In peggysues post she spoke of cuts to education. She did not specify what kind. I assume she meant public education at all levels.

His comment on wheather he favored big govt or small govt always struck me as typical politician bs His reply “”I favor smart govt” As if everyone else favored stupid govt. What an illuminating response to an incredibly difficult question. I’m sure we will see more of this as the campaighn progresses.

But, like Obama himself, these comments are just platitudes and short on specifics.

Have you ever heard ANYONE suggest that we should “hang on to useless cultural trinkets” or that when it makes sense to change, we shouldn’t change? Is there some candidate or party that has those as its platform?

Obviously the debate is about WHAT we should change, and in what way. And I have not noticed a substantial generational divide in that respect. War in Iraq? National debt? Maintaining a competitive, properous economy? Climate change? Health care costs? Et Cetera? Can you cite any positions on these issues that distinguish Obama from the boomers in this forum? My biggest complaint about Obama is that the way he’s avoiding specifics makes him look like a much more experienced politician than we thought he was.

Lydon “Obama as a generational candidate against the boomers”

I was born in 1967. I’ve never felt that I’m a ‘Y-er’ or anything ‘generational much at all – but those are handy tags.

But .. yes. I keep reading and seeing things from ‘Boomers’ that astound me; as if you’re stuck in the 60s and you just don’t get that – maybe – things have changed.

I’m not arguing that we should throw everything old overboard – that way lies, well, the mistakes the Youth Movement from the 60s made. What came before has value.

But we shouldn’t hang on to useless cultural trinkets and conventions. When it makes sense to change, change.

Check out what per-pupil spending includes.

Privatization of schools widens the gap between rich and poor, already a problem with the way schools are financed ( through property taxes).

It’s not what it costs to educate an individual child which might vary wildly, but the average to educate a community, a nation of children with varying needs ( including “special education”). The problem is equity; the per pupil spending figure averages poor districts with the wealthy. The wealthiest districts can spend double the amount spend in the poorest. No doubt there is need for reform.

Interesting article refuting your POV:

Why Money Matters

See also recent review of California K-12 school funding:

http://www.sacbee.com/293/story/119775.html

This is off topic. and I do not want to continue.

I made my point which you have not acknowledged instead side-stepping, morphing the discussion to funding education for K-12.

Peggy Sue was referring to college costs prompting kids to sign up for military service, war-making, in the name of national security ( choke), taking money and attention away from solving problems at home.