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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here.

1.  Why are some of you arguing that since you're not getting a raise, teachers shouldn't get one either?  The Country (probably influenced by union) decided.  Fight them/kick them out  if you think they decided wrong.

2. You don't have to be fighting in Afghanistan to be doing a hard job.  Teachers often work 60-80hrs a week to keep up with the work (I've known many teachers and they grade/plan on vacation, at night, in the morning, in the commutes.)  Not to mention they have to be social worker, child psychologists, comedian, cheerleader, and role model to children.  Your children.  You try to get someone else to do all that work, and you'll be paying a lot more.  (aside note, I had a friend complain that the private tutor doesn't address the DC's study habits.  The tutors response was that I get paid to teach the materials, not to raise your child.)

3. Fighting amongst yourselves for the raises that teachers (and other public workers get) just means the 1% is winning the culture wars.  The poor fight amongst themselves so they never fight the 1% who get preferential tax breaks and subsidies for being job creators (capitalism my butt. they feed on govt more than public workers).

4. Those of you complaining about union benefits/influence.  Not so many years ago, people laughed at public workers be cause they gave up raises and high pay to work in public sectors.  They chose job security and benefits over high pay and mobility.  Govt had trouble retaining workers because they jumped ship to get better pay in the private sector.  Now that economy's tanking, people blame "high wages and benefits" of public workers.  Ya?  Tough shit.  It wasn't the public workers who tanked the economy.  You're too chickenshit to blame the greedy bankers.[/quote]

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