Wealthiest Americans donate 1.3% of their income; the poorest, 3.2%… - Wait, What?:
by jonpelto
As so many religions celebrate this season of renewal and rebirth, it would seem that some among us have forgotten the core teachings and guidance of the Wise. Whether those words come from the Holy Books or the Holy Visionaries, they follow a common theme;
“A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.” – Proverbs 22: v 9
“For it is in giving that we receive.” – St. Francis of Assisi
“The believer is not the one who eats when his neighbor beside him is hungry.” - Prophet Muhammad
“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” – Buddha
“The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.” – Lao Tzu
Yet according to a recent article in the Atlantic magazine, the wealthiest are often the
by jonpelto
Andrea Comer skipped a few important facts when telling “her side” of the story about when her child was attending school in a district in which she did not live…
The purpose of the Wait, What? post was not to personally attack Ms. Comer but to explore the fact that in addition to the conflict of interest Ms. Comer has by serving as the Chief Operations Officer for the FUSE/Jumoke Inc. charter school management company, the way in which her case of “stealing public education” was handled was very differently than the situation of the woman in Norwalk who was arrested and convicted of first-degree larceny for enrolling her child in the Norwalk School System when she purportedly lived in
by jonpelto
It started as one of Paul Vallas’ notorious “no-bid” contracts.
Vallas signed the contract with the Public Consulting Group on April 23, 2012. Vallas had worked with the Public Consulting Group (PCG) numerous times in his previous positions. As a result of those contracts, the Public Consulting Group has made millions of dollars. In fact, the firm highlights their experience with Vallas in Chicago and Philadelphia as a way to showcase their accomplishments on their company website.
When Vallas arrived in Bridgeport he was so sure that he wanted the services of the Public Consulting Group that he sidestepped Bridgeport’s contracting laws by using a “sole-source” procedure to make sure no time was lost to the cumbersome and pesky process of having to solicit bids or compare products. In this case, he went so far as to purchase a new special education software system for the City of Bridgeport without even
