Love it! For generations, as a society, we've pushed college or you'll be nothing. That is absolutely not true. But these kids absolutely need something in high school. Teach the basics of a trade or something. 20+ years ago we had wood shop and mechanics. That's at least something. I see parents, like myself, teaching my kids ROI. Go do you and learn what you're passionate about. Quite frankly, industry moves so fast that by the time todays high school seniors graduate college they are going to get a job outside their major. Today, 80% of people work outside their major.

These kids don't need to go to college and get into an insane amount of debt just to get a low paying job. I have 4 kids. I only have 1 that really wants to go to college because of what he wants to do for a career.

That's not a teacher's salary at all. I see an Assistant Principal that makes that much. I'm seeing on average $54k to $77k

Social workers are another that is way underpaid and overworked. For what they do and the education they must get to be that is crazy. The ROI to become that doesn't make any sense.

Please let me know your source.

Financial Literacy doesn't have anything to do with stretching a buck. Look up Maryland HB0985 Del. Walker has been trying for years to put it through. Hopefully, he gets it through this year.

70 years of disrespect of teachers? Right now the teachers are underappreciated, under paid, and over worked. Not only that the school system doesn't provide them with adequate supplies. 30 years ago when a student messed up in class it was the students fault. Now it's the teachers being blamed by the parents and the administration backing up the parents. We have a couple of generations of entitled kids with a lack of accountability. Administrations need to back up the teacher and when the student is in the wrong it needs to acknowledged.

Government assistance is designed to keep people enslaved/dependent on the program and to keep supporting whoever is feeding the individual. They know people aren't going to bite the hand that feeds them.

Sorry I use "buzzwords". I don't have time to type up full detailed plans. I'm hoping folks can get a general idea. How the dots are connected I'll leave to you.

There are differences in that regard but still the same. They cater to the corporations that gets them reelected.

The dems just hide it better saying that they can relate to working class. But keep in mind who is always taking the beating. It's never the rich. The ones making the laws are the rich.

They aren't going to pass a law they can't loophole through or around.

Enough police will be hard to manage. Who wants that job? Low pay. People hate you and are not respected. Oh by the way, get shot at from time to time.

There are so many things wrapped up in this. It's hard to unwrap.

You aren't wrong! But we didn't get fat overnight and we aren't gonna get skinny one morning in the gym. Funds can reprogrammed and we can get a control of the other spending. Congress passes around a trillion dollar like it's nothing and it scares me. We've gotten so used to it.

A million seconds is 12 days A billion seconds is 32 years A trillion seconds is 31,688 years

1. Invest in secondary education and financial literacy for youth and adults.
2. Protect workers with benefits and wages. You have to be careful with this because the democrats screwed that up and capitalism took advantage.
3. Make teachers a highly regarded commodity. The administration treats them like shit. Parents treat them like shit.
4. Youth sports, clubs, recreation facilities, and more. Homework Youth centers that provide tutoring and meals. A safe space to spend time.

There's more...

But you need to allow Parents to be Parents. Stop having government sponsored programs from profiting off not doing their job.

Eliminate the corruption in Baltimore and complete financial mismanagement in the city in schools.

Reform government assistance to help people get to move away from it instead of taking advantage of it. Some programs mothers are making more money being single mothers and discourages families. We need strong families. Strong communities.

Attack systematic racism. We need to help our society and stop locking them up. Keeps dads from being fathers and continues the circle. So prisons need to stop profiting from butts in beds and passing funds to the judges and other areas of the legal system. Biden and Harris and Clintons have done that in a big way and republicans haven't done much to slow it down.

Completely, the East Palestine train derailment is a perfect example and could absolutely happen in Baltimore. Government officials let corporations escape necessary protections to prevent an incident like that from happening. In addition, Government officials stepped in to get rail workers back to work without getting the basic benefits. So the rail company raked in record profits while not equipping the cars with proper brakes and understaffed and overworked train crews.

Corporations, Big Pharma, and others are manipulating us and our government on both sides while we argue over trans rights, race relations, and abortion rights. Oh and UFOs...

Let's not talk about our military supplies and funds being sent over to Ukrane to pay for everything in their country. Or the trillions of dollars missing from the pentagon. Or the millions our government officials get from insider trading. Or the backdoor deals Biden and his family has put forth. Or the backdoor deals Trump has benefited the Saudi prince. There's more going on if you just pay attention.

More spending on education? Baltimore city students already get more funding in the state per student, by far. I'm fine with even more but if it's going to waste what's the point? The school system in Baltimore City has been disgustingly mismanaged fiscally and administratively.

Our youth need direction, purpose, and hope. They don't have that. The police don't bring that. Our society needs to be corrected at the core. The parents need the ability to support their children and families need to be put back together. We've been torn apart by drugs and corporations.

I'm typing in those little block. Obviously, "being better" is a generalization. Most public defenders are underpaid and overworked. There aren't enough of them either. That's nationwide. There are policy changes and others things that can be done to help.

Locking people up? No, but firing when not doing their job, yes. There are other ways to discipline folks.

I keep that to myself. I'm mostly a libertarian but not the typical beltway type. I'm fiscally conservative but generally I believe you can do whatever you want as long as it doesn't infringe on my rights.

Not everything is corrected with funds like when minority men are sentenced longer to similar crimes because they don't have money for better lawyers. Or minority families being pushed out of neighborhoods because of gentrification. Politicians let that happen! It's not just corporate America.

You don't change how systems are run with just funding. It also comes down to policy changes and corrective actions towards those who do wrongdoing.

It's going to be the same thing over and over again until someone out of nowhere comes in a truly cleans house. It might be a different name but it's the same promises and same failures.

I agree. It's not going to improve overnight. Not expecting it to. All those things you stated are an issue and need to be resolved. This goes deep and I get that. I'm tired of hearing problems and not solutions.

How does asking for funding help with acting on solutions? Are funds being used currently to help with those issues? I believe a lot of those issues are free to solve.

Maybe the problem is the government as a whole. How is the government supposed to provide solutions when they are the problem? These issues are embedded in our society and let's assume they aren't going anywhere anytime soon. What now? Continue to watch the youth get slaughtered on the streets? Schools fail the kids? Admission fail the teachers? Infrastructure fail? Jobs leave? Resources diminish?

I'm not expecting radical change at all. In the end, it's still the government and it moves slowly. It's not a corporation. With crime it's like losing weight. You need to implement things that at least slows things down. I just see it getting worse.

Like the American Rescue Plan Act. Who or what has benefited from that outside of handing out millions.

Have things gradually improved in some regard? I'm struggling to find anything positive and I want to. I love Baltimore but it's corrupt all over. It's not just him. He's just the head coach of the team.

I can but wanted to know your thoughts.

What has he done that has moved things in a positive direction?

It shouldn't stop people from saying it. Getting the funds or not action needs to taken and positive results need to be the outcome. The people of Baltimore need to get fed up with things Getting worse. Stop electing folks that don't do their job. We get fired if we fail. So should they. Stop blaming others and take action.

I would like to see what exactly he plans on doing with those funds if obtained. The entire city is mismanaged fiscally and in other regards and all that ends up happening is the blame game. Kids are dying and people have no hope. How aren't people more outraged?

Are kids still wearing coats in schools? How are those WiFi trash cans working out? Where has the covid relief funds gone?

Public safety? Why were those kids out of school? Was the family and/or guardians informed they weren't in school? The officers patrolling the areas didn't escort them back to school? There's a lot of collective blame to go around but zero actions by all parties. Don't tell me you care with your words. Do it with actionable items. We know it's tragic. It is over and over again all over the place.

Let's see detailed plans and actual action. For too long we hear about what they are gonna do. Screw your gonna!