Well maybe not. Despite the fact that students will left to foot the bill for an additional $55 billion over the next three years on top of the $685 billion in federal debt already racked up- they won’t be protesting. Debt is not a part of the social justice agenda.

The Government is projected to add about $55 Billion to the debt over the next 5 years and already proponents are saying the debt is affordable without giving any definition of affordability.

Deficits are not the “be all to end all” but the fact that we can afford them is of small relevance.  It’s how our money is spent and on what.  And on that score I invite you to read the reports of successive auditor generals who chronicle mismanagement and politically motivated spending. Or you can just think about the billion dollars wasted on the Phoenix pay system.

Climate change is a great opportunity to teach students about science, math, computer modelling, economics, finance and above all critical thinking but education isn’t the priority – advocacy is.