LOCAL Government WASTE: DDR Now A “School Function”

Market Ticker - Karl Denninger View original article February 17, 2010 07:19 AM That's right. I have learned that our local middle school just installed five large "plasma" (flat-screen) TVs, along with DDR machines. In the gym. "DDR", for those who are not aware, is a video game played with one's feet.  It's rather popular.  The "pedestrian" (civilian) version of the dance pads last about 5 minutes in "heavy" use (especially by kids who might have shoes on!) - the metal, heavy-duty versions that will stand up to the sort of abuse that would be found in a school gym are god-awful expensive (like $500+ each.) This is what "belt-tightening" is all about folks.  Instead of a handful of soccer balls or utilization of the already existing track (to run on, natch) we now are installing flat-screen televisions hooked to video games in the local middle school gym. Yes, you can get a "work out" playing such a game.  We have it here in our home and it's not a b...