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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pretty good budget analysis from the 22 year old. Maybe he is a real candidate after all. 
https://www.arlnow.com/2023/02/27/aps-highlights-spending-on-staff-security-and-student-health-in-proposed-budget-for-next-school-year/?fbclid=IwAR2xF7IaNHFYABbYgu1UmDXtAtrEVEgdtLttpc4tiVsJH8y0F3XGkaRjtc8[/quote]

Um, not really. The use of the phrase "if it saves one life" is a pretty clear marker of superficial thinking. Even if I agree we need more SACs, the comparison with SSCs is specious. Note he doesn't come out and [i]say[/i] we should hire fewer security staff, because that would put him in a position to be criticized in the future. And if that's not the tradeoff he's proposing, why make the comparison?

On Syphax headcount, "It has been a sentiment among some"...translation: I have no opinion on this and am too lazy to do my own research before putting out a statement.

His methodology for Syphax headcount is flawed as well. +3FTEs, but out of how many? +91 student-facing FTEs, but out of how many? It's a numerator with no denominator. And so what if growth in Syphax is low this year? What if it's already bloated?

This guy is the candidate of Syphax and the status quo. His statements on the budget are "this is mostly good, it responds to criticisms I don't think are valid, it could be better, but only in non-specific ways fueled by magical thinking." He sees his school board campaign as basically an extension of his involvement with Democratic Party politics, and so his goal is going to be to please the right constituencies just enough to get elected, don't rock the boat once he gets there, and then use it as a springboard to the next thing. [/quote]

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