Because as a country, we have insisted that its a persons 'right' to have as much property, wealth, and power, as they can grab; and still pay the same % of tax as a person who earns a pittance of that, while at the same time complaining that the working person hasnt done enough to justify any allegiance to that person or their family, we have reached a point where we dont care about our fellow citizen. We refuse to raise taxes to the level where the wealthy were doing just fine and corporations did not own 1/2 of the country. We would rather our children go without healthcare, unless they can afford the insurance. We are willing to punish the children of this country for what their parents did or did not do, with or without malice. When we arm the janitors and teachers, whats next? Will children no longer be shot? What about the playground? Do you think maybe the next big shooting will be at a company picnic or 4th of July celebration? Will we then have armed guards at every corner to 'protect' us? Where are we going to get the funds for armed security at our schools? Are we willing to raise taxes so that we can afford armed security, and will we be willing to pay the guards, what they are worth or will we pay the least we can, just like we do teachers. The reason we dont have the best teachers in the world, is because we are NOT willing to pay the price and corporate America can outbid us every time. The solution is to raise taxes to not only have security but to, finally fully fund public education. We owe it to our children to educate them to the BEST of our ability.