Governor Corbett

After our class discussion today, I have learned new things about what is happening with the PA government. I'm originally from New Jersey where Chris Christie is no better than Tom Corbett. That's the thing with politicians; they promise you things to get your vote and then when they get elected and take office, those things promised are either changed or don't really happen. It's a dirty game the government plays and it sucks to be on the losing end of a battle. I can't believe that when I left New Jersey and that governor, I came to Pennsylvannia to this proposed education cut. My mom and dad are both teachers in New Jersey and my mom recently retired because of all the budget cuts and having to pay into her pension. What the government is doing certainly isn't right and someone needs to stand up and put a stop to it. I just finished emailing the legistalor and the senate for the Kutztown areas because a budget cut for public schools and higher education is definately not the way to handle this issue. But then the oil and natural gas companies get tax breaks? How is that possible? We're students and were trying to get an education to be able to have the knowledge for a career down the road and Governor Corbett is trying to deny us of affordable education. This certainly is the wrong way to go and it makes me sad to know that he doesn't value education as much as some people do. I have had a full-time summer job since I was 15 years old to save money to be able to go to school and I also have held a part-time job while going to school and I STILL need student loans. Paying out-of-state tuition is hard and if he increases it to 32% it is definately going to be even harder to afford school. I hope that with everyone emailing somebody that our voices will be heard because this is a terrible thing to happen. I can't believe that people don't value education anymore. If you take away learning and the opportunity to learn then what do you have? I'd say nothing. Our country had come so far with the opportunity of women to be able to go to school and then making schools affordable to be able to go with the help of financial aid and scholorships, but now I feel like none of that matters in the world anymore. Education should not be the thing to go and they should not make more room for prisons and such things. I'm very concerned to learn what is going to happen in the future, but I guess for now all we can do it let our voices be heard.