The latest in a series
of cuts and changes of the state of Missouri's budget not only
neutralizes the amount of scholarship money it's "Bright Flight"
scholarship recipients receive: it will require them to pay an extra
$1,000 a year in taxes to the state government. This act comes as a
shock to many, especially after the scholarship has already been
drastically reduced in size before to $1,500; half of its maximum value
of $3,000.
When reached for interview, governor Jay Nixon responded:
"The Bright Flight scholars? Screw them. I don't care about their plight...Oh, wait. You're a reporter. Please don't publish that. It could ruin my reputation as being committed to education. The reason why we require payment from Bright Flight scholars is simple. We wanted to take the group of students that was the most motivated and likely to achieve success in school; and by extension helping Missouri's future, and make it more difficult for them to go to college."
"Does that make any sense?" Added Nixon.
Education isn't the only program in Missouri's budget getting cut. In fact, to facilitate new issues which Nixon claims to be higher priority, some programs are getting cut altogether, including law enforcement. It seems the only program in Missouri's budget that isn't being altered in some way is road maintenance.
When asked on whether or not the removal of law enforcement and drastic cuts on education could be responsible for Missouri's recent 10,000% increase in crime, governor Nixon replied:
"Not a chance."
When reached for interview, governor Jay Nixon responded:
"The Bright Flight scholars? Screw them. I don't care about their plight...Oh, wait. You're a reporter. Please don't publish that. It could ruin my reputation as being committed to education. The reason why we require payment from Bright Flight scholars is simple. We wanted to take the group of students that was the most motivated and likely to achieve success in school; and by extension helping Missouri's future, and make it more difficult for them to go to college."
"Does that make any sense?" Added Nixon.
Education isn't the only program in Missouri's budget getting cut. In fact, to facilitate new issues which Nixon claims to be higher priority, some programs are getting cut altogether, including law enforcement. It seems the only program in Missouri's budget that isn't being altered in some way is road maintenance.
When asked on whether or not the removal of law enforcement and drastic cuts on education could be responsible for Missouri's recent 10,000% increase in crime, governor Nixon replied:
"Not a chance."
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