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Egnever

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36. Macbooks for students is another colossal waste of money.

Fri Sep 2, 2016, 12:04 PM

Sep 2016

They are certainly free to spend their tax dollars any way they want but that doesn't mean people can't point out the stupidity in doing so.

For the cost of one macbook they could get ten chromebooks that would do 90% of anything a student needs to do. And would work flawlessly with google apps for education that is free for schools and eliminates the need for expensive IT infrastructure.

Hey look they spent more money foolishly is not a great argument.

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Cost of high school football stadium rises to $70 million [View all] SecularMotion Sep 2016 OP

This Project Proves How Insanely Stupid Texans Are. Why Texase Students Will Remain Stupid. TheMastersNemesis Sep 2016 #1

Agree. Football has amazingly high status in Hortensis Sep 2016 #6

Maybe they want the stadium? The2ndWheel Sep 2016 #7

So what. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #43

They have done what is right. former9thward Sep 2016 #50

I for one Calculating Sep 2016 #55

I do want it. former9thward Sep 2016 #56

Almost as dumb as those stupid fuckers in Colorado Dreamer Tatum Sep 2016 #25

Dont get ur feelings hurt - it's not PERSONAL... TheDebbieDee Sep 2016 #27

No, it isn't. They approved the taxes to pay for it, so it's their business nt Dreamer Tatum Sep 2016 #34

The last 60$ million HS stadium in Texas was built in Allen, TX TheDebbieDee Sep 2016 #54

Good for you. virgogal Sep 2016 #37

As the old joke goes .... OnDoutside Sep 2016 #2

Well, Sherman A1 Sep 2016 #3

Congrats on your 18Kth post! tom_kelly Sep 2016 #16

Thank You Kindly Sherman A1 Sep 2016 #20

Fucking shitheads jberryhill Sep 2016 #4

K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2016 #10

What if they'd built a state-of-the-art science education lab instead? mainer Sep 2016 #5

The 220 million dollar bond also covered things like that mythology Sep 2016 #11

Don't come here and rain on our righteous indignation! EL34x4 Sep 2016 #15

I have seen the drawings of the project. redstatebluegirl Sep 2016 #26

I was initially outraged at the cost. Glassunion Sep 2016 #45

I think this goes to how we fund K-12. redstatebluegirl Sep 2016 #48

I'm with you in regards to funding. tazkcmo Sep 2016 #52

We have voted for every single school referendum except the last one. redstatebluegirl Sep 2016 #53

Macbooks for students is another colossal waste of money. Egnever Sep 2016 #36

Not sure where you can find Chromebooks for $74 each.... TwilightZone Sep 2016 #41

Ok well that is a discounted price and even at that price Egnever Sep 2016 #47

What a waste of 70 million... apcalc Sep 2016 #8

Texans' high school football obsession is pathological. Odin2005 Sep 2016 #9

All their pro teams suck so they need something to cheer for GummyBearz Sep 2016 #13

Do K-12 school districts make any money off football? Quantess Sep 2016 #12

Yes, they make a shitload of money Major Nikon Sep 2016 #23

You are giving us a shitload! HassleCat Sep 2016 #38

... Major Nikon Sep 2016 #39

High school football does in Texas. WillowTree Sep 2016 #24

Wow. Talk about fucked-up priorities. DinahMoeHum Sep 2016 #14

could not get school budget passed without high school football stadium exalted circles Sep 2016 #17

Knew it was Texas before I even clicked on this thread. Kingofalldems Sep 2016 #18

Me too Auggie Sep 2016 #32

Why all the objections? radicalliberal Sep 2016 #19

Meanwhile, the computers in the student's computer lab MineralMan Sep 2016 #21

Actually, they issue Macbooks to all incoming freshmen. TwilightZone Sep 2016 #31

Which is another bad decision Egnever Sep 2016 #49

And the kids still build dioramas of our founding fathers riding dinosaurs... Brother Buzz Sep 2016 #33

$70 million is chump change for texans, yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2016 #22

And in the meantime, students in Texas are learning that Thomas Jefferson fought against catbyte Sep 2016 #28

I wonder if they have equally state of the art science & computer labs, CrispyQ Sep 2016 #29

I guess all one needs to do is look. Glassunion Sep 2016 #40

It's easier to keep up the outrage if we just stick to the football stadium. TwilightZone Sep 2016 #42

Ok. I will stop researching and just stick to kneejerk poutrage! Glassunion Sep 2016 #46

I grew up in TX Sophiegirl Sep 2016 #30

Imagine if that money was being used for actual education! Initech Sep 2016 #35

Welcome to Texass n/t Matrosov Sep 2016 #44

A bit of a priority problem. JonathanRackham Sep 2016 #51

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2016 #57

"Well, dayum, why don't we just hire some of Trump's Mexicans to finish the job?" Ilsa Sep 2016 #58

Is Texas going to secede from the union? yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2016 #59

HS Football programs are big money makers. There's lotteries for season tickets. AgadorSparticus Sep 2016 #60

The most recently built of the NFL stadiums have all cost more than a billion dollars. Massacure Sep 2016 #61

That's what I was thinking. This is HS football. AgadorSparticus Sep 2016 #62