Children's Education vs. Political Problems

        The Social Media Coordinator for Empower Texans, Dustin Matocha wrote a blog concerning the Democratic Senator Wendy Davis’ tweet about how Texas school districts are now forced to increase taxes because the Texas Legislature decided to cut back on public school funding. Matocha believes that Davis’ comment has two incorrect aspects. The first of these is Legislature did not cut funding, but actually just reducing the overfunding that public schools have been receiving. The second wrong piece of information was that just because funding is being reduced, does not mean that they are “forced” to raise taxes. Matocha gives various examples of ISDs that are spending large amounts of money on unnecessary things like a $60 million high school football stadium. “In the 2011 TEA Snapshot report, Carroll ISD was spending less than 35% of their total funding in the classroom.”
        With Empower Texans being a conservative blog, as well as Dustin Matocha being the Chairman of the Young Conservatives when he attended Texas for UT Austin; the commentary was intended for other conservatives in Texas. Throughout the article, Matocha makes comments that tactfully attack the viewpoints of liberals, and makes it seem like he is only criticizing what she said because she is a Democrat. Even the title “Chicken Little Politics,” makes it seem as though she is kind of a liar. However, Matocha does make some worthy arguments concerning Davis’ tweet, like his point about how barely one third of the school funding goes to the classroom expenses. The school districts just need to figure out how to use their money in a more responsible manner, and that is the point that Matocha should have made.