[FRIAM] Whew!
Merle Lefkoff
merlelefkoff at gmail.com
Wed May 3 19:08:27 EDT 2017
Frank--I have no doubt everyone on the list understands how important pre-K
is. Again, that's not the issue. What happened in Santa Fe yesterday set
back two important policy initiatives for reasons that were not entirely
holy.
Thanks for the information about your wife being a graduate of Harvard. (I
can't resist) She joins notable fellow Harvard alums--just to name a couple
from a very long list--like Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO of Enron (he'll be
released in 2019), and also WOW! Jared Kushner, who was admitted right
after his father Charles donated $2.5m to Harvard. Daddy Kushner was
released from prison in 2006. Jared has yet to release the U.S. government.
I have three degrees from Emory University. Emory became prominent because
of the largesse of the Coca-Cola Company. There is no escape. We are all
implicated.
On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 4:33 PM, Frank Wimberly <wimberly3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> My wife Deborah graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education
> having specialized in early childhood development. She has made it clear
> to me over the years that the benefits of pre-K are enormous cognitively
> and socially. Is that clear to everyone or would references be helpful?
>
> Frank
>
> Frank Wimberly
> Phone (505) 670-9918
>
> On May 3, 2017 4:18 PM, "George Duncan" <gtduncan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey, Merle, I don't remember forgetting where the money for this
>> campaign came from. According to the AP,
>>
>> Campaign finance reports show New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg
>> contributed $1.1 million to a pro-tax committee. The American Beverage
>> Association spent $1.3 million against the tax.
>>
>> Also, relevant is what organizations were for it and what organizations
>> were against? Again according to the AP,
>>
>> Spending by rival political committees pitted the American Beverage
>> Association and allied local businesses against soda-tax backers including
>> Bloomberg, teachers unions, the American Heart Association and the Roman
>> Catholic Church.
>>
>> Interesting allies to a "political mafia".
>>
>> Yes, we do need pre-K and now with this defeat I see no path towards
>> getting it.
>>
>>
>>
>> George Duncan
>> Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University
>> georgeduncanart.com
>> See posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
>> Land: (505) 983-6895
>> Mobile: (505) 469-4671
>>
>> My art theme: Dynamic exposition of the tension between matrix order and
>> luminous chaos.
>>
>> "Attempt what is not certain. Certainty may or may not come later. It may
>> then be a valuable delusion."
>> From "Notes to myself on beginning a painting" by Richard Diebenkorn.
>>
>> "It's that knife-edge of uncertainty where we come alive to our truest
>> power." Joanna Macy.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Merle Lefkoff <merlelefkoff at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> You forget George, that the political Mafia that runs Santa Fe city
>>> government not only put together a stupidly doomed proposal, but also
>>> brought in outside money that MATCHED the amount of money brought in by
>>> corporate interests. Some of you may remember that $250,000 of outside
>>> money also came into the Mayor's race after the City Council had passed
>>> legislation to insure a citizen-funded municipal campaign. As it turned
>>> out, the Mayor would have won without the extra money that local power
>>> brokers brought in from outside. Another loss for local democracy and
>>> getting money out of politics. Cry the Beloved City. Because we really
>>> really need pre-K.
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 10:29 AM, George Duncan <gtduncan at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anyone like to bet that we will now address these issues "rationally"
>>>> so that there will be either funding for Pre-K or disincentives for sugary
>>>> drinks? I will take the opposite side of that bet.
>>>>
>>>> We now see the power of those corporate interests who will provide the
>>>> millions of dollars needed to defeat any tax proposal that might hurt them.
>>>> Some how I do not expect them to be funding Pre-K education by any means.
>>>> Also any new proposal to tax sugary drinks will prompt their money to be
>>>> put into opposition. Further note what our Governor said in response to
>>>> yesterday's defeat about the public mood to increase taxes.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, elitists may well think that Pre-K dominates cheap soda. And, yes,
>>>> elitists don't drink Coca-Cola and instead like Perrier water. So District
>>>> votes hardly surprising.
>>>>
>>>> Duncan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> George Duncan
>>>> Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University
>>>> georgeduncanart.com
>>>> See posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
>>>> Land: (505) 983-6895
>>>> Mobile: (505) 469-4671
>>>>
>>>> My art theme: Dynamic exposition of the tension between matrix order
>>>> and luminous chaos.
>>>>
>>>> "Attempt what is not certain. Certainty may or may not come later. It
>>>> may then be a valuable delusion."
>>>> From "Notes to myself on beginning a painting" by Richard Diebenkorn.
>>>>
>>>> "It's that knife-edge of uncertainty where we come alive to our truest
>>>> power." Joanna Macy.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:54 AM, Owen Densmore <owen at backspaces.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Oh, and Elitism? Culturalism?
>>>>>
>>>>> Well the south side districts overwhelmly trounced it: 69% & 73% Even
>>>>> the most liberal districts were 50-50.
>>>>>
>>>>> -- Owen
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:45 AM, Owen Densmore <owen at backspaces.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Voters smack down mayor’s beverage tax proposal
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/voters-smac
>>>>>> k-down-mayor-s-beverage-tax-proposal/article_3971faf0-2f9c-1
>>>>>> 1e7-8374-532a52cd354f.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now maybe we can focus on health, pre-K, etc rationally rather than
>>>>>> tying them together idiotically.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Quote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Opponents resisted the proposed tax as an unfair overreach by city
>>>>>> leaders and not the best way to fulfill a recognized need for expanding
>>>>>> access to preschool programs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Amen!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- Owen!
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D.
>>> President, Center for Emergent Diplomacy
>>> emergentdiplomacy.org
>>> Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
>>>
>>> Visiting Professor in Integrative Peacebuilding
>>> Saint Paul University
>>> Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D.
President, Center for Emergent Diplomacy
emergentdiplomacy.org
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Visiting Professor in Integrative Peacebuilding
Saint Paul University
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
merlelefkoff at gmail.com <merlelefoff at gmail.com>
mobile: (303) 859-5609
skype: merle.lelfkoff2
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