If, on the other hand,
House Democrats Thursday offered a spending plan that would buy a MP3 player or iPod for every school child in Michigan.
as the editorial claims, perhaps it's part [link|http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070405/OPINION01/704050317/1008|this] reasoning by the Speaker of the Michigan House:
Other investments include establishing a state-of-the-art education system that bridges the technological divide and brings our classrooms into the 21st century.
The plan would also make preschool available to every child in Michigan and makes higher education more affordable and accessible to Michigan students. The road map prepares communities to compete in the global economy by allocating $100 million to local communities to improve infrastructure and develop affordable housing so people are drawn to Michigan's downtowns.
MP3 players can be cheap. It's easy to find them for [link|http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000080023+4093&name=%2410+-+%2425|$25]. I'm sure that in quantity the price can be brought down even more. I'm sure we all know that MP3 files can be much more than just music. [link|http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/5319258.stm|Lectures, for instance].
I'd like to see the actual proposal before getting upset about it.
FWIW.
Cheers,
Scott.