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I don't think the framers of the Constitution would be pleased if we just bent over and took it from the government. That's not how the nation was set up. However as Mike Gravel said, Americans are getting fatter and dumber. This is definitely an issue. The cause is not weed, television, or bad food. All of those are fine in moderation. As I see it, the cause has to be our society's values. Children become accustomed to a certain life and do become spoiled in American society.
Rather than seeking out an education, from the beginning of our educational career we are encouraged to discover what we want to be. Why? So we can fit into society and make money. That's all that our society boils down to: making money. The more you make, the more successful you are in society's eyes. It should be more complex than that. We need to find a way to value education, and I think that begins and ends with family values.
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