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I say if a student does not complete high school then their parents and that kid can't receive any social security or welfare from the government. If you are going to be so lazy as to drop out then our society should let you be on your own. I am normally liberal but I am tired of stupid parents having stupid kids and getting paid for it. The real problem in this article is not the kid, but the parent who let their kid drop out.

Please Sandoval don't let these taxes expire. You have the businesses who pay them even saying that they don't think it's a good idea to let them expire. They are not new taxes when we have been living with them for 2 years now and even you have stated that the economy is back on its feet. Why take more out of education and give it to big businesses?

I can't stand people saying that funding isn't the problem with education. The reality is that with Sandoval's budget we'll have 45 kids in HS classes and up to 35 in 5th grade rooms. The only result of these increased class-sizes will be more dropouts and fewer companies moving to Nevada because we have devalued education. Look at the Bay Area and despite very high taxes high tech companies are based there...why? A VERY EDUCATED WORKFORCE with world-class universities. If low taxes were the answer then Nevada would have some of the lowest unemployment in the country. Give up your No New Taxes garbage as it is simply selfishness at the cost of our children.

Fine if you don't want to create a more equitable tax structure then leave the taxes where they are today but please Sandoval and the Republicans don't let the taxes passed in 2009 to expire. Those go directly into education and this state can't handle going further behind in educational spending and achievement. I am begging you as a parent and a Nevada to please just leave these taxes as they are. I am so frustrated that Nevadans have chosen short-term political rhetoric like no new taxes over long-term solutions.

Is this what you meant Sandoval by bringing jobs to Nevada? How can Republicans honestly believe that we can diversify our economy while at the same time gutting our educational system? My fellow parents of this state make me sick as they refuse to stand up for the future our kids. Taxes are bad but these cuts are much worse.