Representative Steve Farley (D-Tucson) stops senator Al Melvin (R-Tucson) from using fuzzy math to downplay the severity of the recent cuts to education passed by the Republicans. This is a clip from a longer piece which aired last week on Arizona Illustrated.
I cannot stand it when they say it was only a 1 or 2% cut!
Called out on his fuzzy math, senator Melvin falls back on the "we get a lot of bang for our buck" argument. True, but at the cost of losing talented people every year who tire of crowded classrooms and a lack of resources.
Notice how ready the senator is to move on to a new question toward the end of the piece. We must call them out when they lie!
I am a LD26 voter and I have children in LD26 public schools.
ReplyDeleteSenator Melvin has been asked by his constituents many times to cease using the false statisitics that he just quoted here. We provided him with links to data, etc. so he or his staff could confirm the correct figures. He has declined.
Sen Melvin is undermining not only my children's school but my housing prices, ability to hire skilled employees and our area consumer base as well. Shame on him. Nov 2010 cannot come fast enough!