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Scott Walker: “The fact is that would be one of the reasons why this Nation has a good education program, and we should continue to…”

On the recordJuly 12, 1995
The fact is that would be one of the reasons why this Nation has a good education program, and we should continue to have a good education program, because we do pursue new knowledge and new discoveries. The fact is that the way in which we pay for most education is paid for at the state and local level through moneys gleaned from profitable businesses and from homeowners and all those people who profit from having real jobs. Now, the fact is that when we go after the underlying new discoveries that will produce the jobs of the future, we are undermining our ability to continue to do all the good things that these gentlemen have talked about.
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Scott Walker

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of funding education and the impact of new discoveries on job creation.

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