Murray Light chastised Brown’s budget in an editorial Sunday. If you ask me, it was half-hearted criticism. Light said that although a $2 million proposed increase for the Buffalo schools was admirable, the City couldn’t afford it. This is more of the nonsensical logic that landed the City in its current financial mess. Money, or lack thereof, is not the cause of the poor performance by students. It is lack of competition, which breeds complacency, that has caused the poor academic achievements. A voucher system combined with a decent amount of school choices (both public and private) would weed out the under-performing schools. Competition creates a tangible reward for good teachers - they get to keep their jobs and keep teaching.