benefits. but you should not be collectively bargaining policies that impact the quality of education that kids are getting every day. those are things that should not be determined by union bosses. jeffrey canada made a point the first couple of years he wasn t the greatest teacher, he was learning. but then later on, things got it took him maybe five years to become a master teacher. i mentioned that movie waiting for superman. a documentary about education. michelle rhee is in that film. i want to watch a clip quickly. since 1971, educational spending in the u.s. has grown from $4,300 to more than $9,000 per student. and that s adjusted for inflation. the tuition tax credits we must address some very real problems. voluntary school prayer. it is not just a money problem, but it is a money problem. and abolishing the department of education. so we ve doubled what we spent on each child. double the money is worth it if
so we re going to have some kind of extension. i d like one as long as possible. the president will be in north carolina today speaking at a community college talking about education. but also the economy, a white house official put it this way. the president will also renew his opposition to even a temporary extension of the bush tax cuts if it does not include benefits for the unemployed and extensions of other tax cuts that benefit middle-class families. without them, taxes would still rise for 95% of americans. the bottom line is despite that posturing, what the president is only really going to get out of this is maybe some other tax cuts like tuition tax credits and also extended benefits for the unemployed. that s important. a lot of people having those benefits run out right before christmas. but the president in the end is going to have to cave on a big principle, which is he wanted that line in the sand, only extending tax cuts for those making under $250,000 a year. now he
the problem with the democrat s argument there s a real paradox. the white house is talking about extending the making work credit that s 60 billion. obama wants to extends the tuition tax credits and child tax credits. it s about helping the middle class. none of that stuff is going to raise t raise the economy. there s no real growth. the game is to say it is to grace the middle class. we are the party of the middle class. this proves we are the party of the rich. would you take that deal if it is paid for with other spending cuts i think they would be able to do insurance extension benefit. but all of the other stuff they are demanding stimulus extension