We can make up some of the shortfall by raising taxes, but if we bail out Social Security and Medicare without reforming them they will gobble up the money that should be invested in our crumbling infrastructure, our educational competitiveness, basic research, etc.
Forget, for a moment, the completely unsound economics of this and how it undermines America's economic and educational competitiveness worldwide.
Alas, though, instead of making nation-building in America his overarching narrative and then fitting health care, energy, educational reform, infrastructure, competitiveness and deficit reduction under that rubric, the president has pursued each separately.
After a brief honeymoon period, Nigeria's long-standing regional stresses, caused by ethnic competitiveness, educational inequality, and economic imbalance, again came to the fore in the controversial census of 1962 63.
It recognised the need for educational foundations for international competitiveness – albeit in a distant future.
Beyond the interaction between students (Gros Salvat 2007), the cooperative model has been shown to be superior to other educational approaches based on competitiveness.
And, it's not just about the money, preventing teen and unplanned pregnancy has been proven to reduce poverty, increase educational achievement and workforce competitiveness, and improve health and social outcomes for children, women and families.
"Trust that the HBCU community will continue to press for the kind of funding that educational excellence and national competitiveness require!" Wilson's sentiments echo those of Dillard University's president, Walter M. Kimbrough.
Reducing teen and unplanned pregnancy will save billions in tax dollars; it will reduce poverty, increase educational achievement and workforce competitiveness, and improve health and social outcomes for children and families.
A strong educational system leads to increased competitiveness, better jobs and more disposable income.
At the root of reform is the idea that America's economic competitiveness rests on educational standards.
