tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post1311795267859576074..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: School board, county exploring options for using Willston site for a schoolAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-55852541166764128702015-02-13T23:46:57.213-05:002015-02-13T23:46:57.213-05:00Tell the County to mover he social services buildi...Tell the County to mover he social services building to El Salvador, where it belongs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-13476062799810227492015-02-13T18:19:29.695-05:002015-02-13T18:19:29.695-05:00I am tired of a Supervisor who does not care about...I am tired of a Supervisor who does not care about the children on this District. Penny has no plans on handing over the Willston Site. I also do not like the idea of FCPS sharing the building the Government services. As a mom I would not want random adults who are not parents walking around the same building as my kids. The shared space concept is just riduculous. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-57848734252988361492015-02-13T11:37:20.930-05:002015-02-13T11:37:20.930-05:00As usual u r wrong check ur factsAs usual u r wrong check ur factsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-34094027039215069252015-02-13T05:55:02.229-05:002015-02-13T05:55:02.229-05:00Lol no. China's GDP is only greater than the U...Lol no. China's GDP is only greater than the US if you take into effect purchase parity, and that is because they manipulate their currency to be worth far less than the dollar. Furthermore, in only that single key measure, China overtook the US last year. Where you are getting this “2-3X for years” factoid is beyond me. If you use nominal GDP, China has never eclipsed the US by any stretch.Adam Goldbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940970270491817344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-80037073924729052092015-02-12T20:27:21.138-05:002015-02-12T20:27:21.138-05:00Last May, it was announced that China has become t...Last May, it was announced that China has become the number one economic power. Their GDP has been double and triple the US for years. As for China's one child policy, it was a disaster and they have reversed that because of the way there were treating females and workforce shortages. However, if they had a bunch of people crossing their border unannounced, I bet they would have some policy that would prevent a vacuum of resources being sucked out of their economy. Fairfax has become freebie town. I am all for population growth, but I'm not for a county bankrupting it services and degrading its education system because these men can keep it in their pants or use contraception. <br /><br />BTW, China owns 30% of US bonds. And whether you like it or not, if we don't change, they may be calling the shots in the future. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-55982586238617301672015-02-12T20:11:31.107-05:002015-02-12T20:11:31.107-05:00Also, since when did the US become a second rate e...Also, since when did the US become a second rate economic power? You do know what GDP is right?Adam Goldbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940970270491817344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-69796469761176609972015-02-12T20:10:08.211-05:002015-02-12T20:10:08.211-05:00Do you guys want me to run for Penny's spot? I...Do you guys want me to run for Penny's spot? I hear she's a real favorite around here. Adam Goldbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940970270491817344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-12486591105791522042015-02-12T18:56:14.477-05:002015-02-12T18:56:14.477-05:00Well, the MDC had to schedule all those officials ...Well, the MDC had to schedule all those officials and the Board has a standing Tuesday meeting - so it wasn't her fault. BUT - I truly enjoyed the fact that someone made a public plea for "someone" to run against her prior to her arrival. LOL - that was priceless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-53597157406108731892015-02-12T17:50:57.457-05:002015-02-12T17:50:57.457-05:00Only if you know absolutely nothing about the fact...Only if you know absolutely nothing about the facts of China's one-child policy would you suggest with any seriousness that we look to it as a model. Please tell me I'm missing your sarcasm, 5:05. <br /><br />I'm not Adam, but he's making more sense than you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-51301701318084536312015-02-12T17:44:18.872-05:002015-02-12T17:44:18.872-05:00Adam to quote you above "Again, if you actual...Adam to quote you above "Again, if you actually read the demographic reports you'd see the population growth in the under 5, 5 to 9, and 10 to 14 age ranges have remained relatively stagnant, if not declined over the past 40 years, and projections show continued stagnancy." If everything is stagnant and projections are for them to remain stagnant possibly decrease then where are all these kids coming from filling the schools to over capacity. I guess capacity numbers are being made up at all these meetings, who knew. I guess the the school demographer is making things up too - might as well cut him loose. I suppose there is no need for any additional schools to be built then unless the folks in Lake Barcroft, Ravenwood, Sleepy Hollow, etc.. start cranking kids out in record pace. Heck bring Bailey's back to one school then. I am scratching my head as to why the need for all these meetings when all we really just needed was Adam and his 30 minute google search. Who Knew!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-57754558236394205542015-02-12T17:05:25.822-05:002015-02-12T17:05:25.822-05:00Hey Adam and if its a drag queen baby, the tax wo...Hey Adam and if its a drag queen baby, the tax would even be higher to support the fashion, makeup and nail polish! <br /><br />Really, having a tax or some penalty on folks who don't pay taxes and keep adding to school population and the burden of social services and our tax dollars and the sacrifice is not unreasonable. All they need to do is zip up or pay up. Why do the rest of us have to suffer because they can't control their hormones and use procreation as an excuse. They did this in China, and we wonder now why we are a second rate economic power. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-19511670420224102452015-02-12T13:55:49.372-05:002015-02-12T13:55:49.372-05:00@ 1:12; Bizette never cites a source...so who care...@ 1:12; Bizette never cites a source...so who cares? Mine is the annual reports generated by the FFX county Department of Systems Management for Human Services. There out there on Fairfax's website for all to peruse. I am open to debate, but this is a pretty fact based argument so without some reliable data, it's hard to prove a point.<br />@ 12:29; so unless my neighbors are criminals my argument doesn't hold water? Balance stats and figures with anecdotes and experiences? Ok, every time I drive on the beltway I miraculously never hit traffic! Therefore there's no traffic on the beltway and everyone else is crazy. But it's my experience and anecdote! Your stats and figures saying that DC traffic is in the top 5 worst in the country need to be balanced with my obviously completely nonsensical observation! <br />Adam Goldbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940970270491817344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-43867333227812867242015-02-12T13:46:21.138-05:002015-02-12T13:46:21.138-05:00/s? I guess that wasn't obvious to you.
http:.../s? I guess that wasn't obvious to you.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_lawAdam Goldbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940970270491817344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-11541355464758266902015-02-12T13:35:35.517-05:002015-02-12T13:35:35.517-05:00"2/12/15, 10:13 AM" What if the people w..."2/12/15, 10:13 AM" What if the people with more than two children do not want them educated in Fairfax's Public School, but instead want to home school them or pay to have their children educated in a private or parochial school?<br /><br />Your proposal to financially punish the relatively few taxpaying American citizens who raise more than two children who will hopefully grow up to pay the massive federal debt this generation of Americans is compiling is, to put it politely, a very very bad idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-76957435714220377112015-02-12T13:29:26.726-05:002015-02-12T13:29:26.726-05:00Adam, comparing commenters to Hitler demonstrates ...Adam, comparing commenters to Hitler demonstrates you have gone off the deep end. <br /><br />Just because a commenter is ranting and proposing offensive (to many) ideas to financially punish people who in the commenter's view have too many children does not make them a racist not does it make them comparable to Hitler.<br /><br />Get off your high chair Adam and learn some self-control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-84813455414909272772015-02-12T13:12:33.650-05:002015-02-12T13:12:33.650-05:00Adam - Excerpt from Washington Post article 9/4/2...Adam - Excerpt from Washington Post article 9/4/2012. “More than half of Bailey’s students are Hispanic, one of the county’s fastest-growing groups. Larry Bizette, a school system demographer, said enrollment has been fed in part by high birthrates among minority county residents and a downturn in the housing market. Bizette said that the Hispanic birthrate is almost triple that of white non-Hispanics” Perhaps you can argue the made up fact with the school system demographer or spend 31 minutes beating the crap out of google. Do you honestly believe that number has decreased? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-7724634430854242432015-02-12T12:29:12.569-05:002015-02-12T12:29:12.569-05:00Adam Goldberg, I assume that you don't have an...Adam Goldberg, I assume that you don't have any neighbors that break and laws or county codes flagrantly. Please report back when you do. <br /><br />Please balance the stats and figures, and people's experiences, and anecdotes. They do matter. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-13175251395016148722015-02-12T12:21:29.385-05:002015-02-12T12:21:29.385-05:00About 91% of the population, according to the cens...About 91% of the population, according to the census.Adam Goldbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940970270491817344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-6022060437209923252015-02-12T12:19:31.060-05:002015-02-12T12:19:31.060-05:00This is a great idea! Also, maybe we can make it s...This is a great idea! Also, maybe we can make it so the tax is higher if they're non-white...or better yet, just no more than one kid UNLESS you're white. I hear this guy had a lot of good ideas too...<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_KampfAdam Goldbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940970270491817344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-5554648419406269022015-02-12T11:49:52.791-05:002015-02-12T11:49:52.791-05:00Do any of you guys ranting about declining home va...Do any of you guys ranting about declining home values, flight of the middle class, and a rising amount of apartments crammed full of non-English speaking illegals actually bother to do any research? Or do you just sit on your front porch yelling at your Latino neighbors all day while clutching a copy of Fountainhead? Median market value for home prices in Mason and Fairfax as a whole have steadily risen since recovering from the housing collapse, Baileys has been among the biggest grower last year alone. That aside, since Northern VA is one of the most insulated regions from job market fluctuations, population growth is almost a certainty. Where do you think these people are going to go? And it's not all them "damn illegals" either. Again, if you actually read the demographic reports you'd see the population growth in the under 5, 5 to 9, and 10 to 14 age ranges have remained relatively stagnant, if not declined over the past 40 years, and projections show continued stagnancy. In fact, most of the growth can be attributed to...old cranky people like yourself. The median age of residents has risen over 12 YEARS, from 25 to 37 since 1970. Also, while Hispanics do in fact have larger average household sizes, this 3-4 times the birthrate made-up fact is complete nonsense, otherwise the average Hispanic household would have 15 people in it...instead of around 3.8...which is the actual number, which has also remained relatively stagnant over the past 8 years. Should we also talk about median household income? Risen. Income distribution? Those earning under 25k a year has remained stagnant. I figured all this out in maybe 30 minutes of beating the crap out of google. It's not that hard. Adam Goldbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940970270491817344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-65911803263498582112015-02-12T11:38:26.922-05:002015-02-12T11:38:26.922-05:00Ellie - I was at most of this meeting and you have...Ellie - I was at most of this meeting and you have provided such a great summary. Thank you. I was very impressed by Sandy Evans, Karen Garza and Jeff Platenburg at the meeting. Each came across as very knowledgeable and committed. I was less impressed by the regional superintendent, Fabio Z, who seemed to be going out of his way to minimize the significance to students and residents if Stuart is eventually denied accreditation - and tied it all to a 1% shortfall in Stuart's graduation rate without acknowledging some of the other problems with Stuart's SOL scores recently (i.e., Math). And Penny Gross was just a disaster - waltzed in late and then proceeding to tell people in a condescending manner that real estate issues such as the future use of the Williston site are "always messy," the implication being that we have to leave it up to the experts such as herself and her cronies to sort out. No thanks - that's how we ended up in the current predicament. <br /><br />But, overal, impressed with the civility with which Mason District residents discussed these issues at a public forum, despite having a BOS representative who treats us like serfs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-44807684869110540552015-02-12T11:30:49.179-05:002015-02-12T11:30:49.179-05:00It was Stuart that was mentioned with respect to a...It was Stuart that was mentioned with respect to a possible third floor over part (not all) of the current builidng. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-43807416118615694502015-02-12T10:42:47.093-05:002015-02-12T10:42:47.093-05:00The expectation that only singles and young couple...The expectation that only singles and young couples live in condos and apartments needs to go. This is an archaic notion; they need to be able to assume that every single unit in a building might house a family. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-56478073659494400822015-02-12T10:23:01.515-05:002015-02-12T10:23:01.515-05:00> If they had to pay a tax on more than two ch...> If they had to pay a tax on more than two children<br /><br />... then I'm not sure what would be left of our country after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-87253541415653886752015-02-12T10:13:31.325-05:002015-02-12T10:13:31.325-05:00My vote is to slap a child tax on these idiots tha...My vote is to slap a child tax on these idiots that can't control their sexual urges and cannot afford these kids. Even the Pope agrees that some form of birth control is appropriate. If they had to pay a tax on more than two children you would see them smarten up. But first they have to pay taxes. Money talks, fine them for additional kids and use those funds to build schools, it is really that simple. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com