The State of Arizona is flat broke. Instead of imposing some modest taxes on the wealthy who have profited from doing business in the state, the legislature is putting ideology before common sense and cutting more and more programs in Education that are vital to the survival not only of the middle class and the indigent but that also, in the long run, will hurt our business community because of a shortage of well-educated and skilled young workers. Eventually, businesses may move to those states where educational institutions are still valued and not under constant attack.
It seems the time has come to let our legislators know that we are insisting on an affordable, quality education. Yet, there is hardly any reaction from either students or parents. In the 1960s and 1970s, students held huge anti-war rallies and succeeded to force the federal government to stop the Vietnam War. Have students become so complacent that they rather hide on Facebook or play video games than fighting for their future?
