bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Thu Mar-10-11 07:00 PM
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Teachers buying school supplies out of their own pocket
We all know that this has been going on for years, but facing the likely loss of income due to these bills, a teacher might well have to stop spending $300 of his/her own money to purchase classroom supplies.
Maybe public school teachers in Wisconsin, Ohio or Idaho will respond to these new bills by refusing to spend a dime of their own money on classroom supplies. Parents who complain about lack of classroom supplies would be welcome to partake in a fundraiser like a bake sale, a car wash or perhaps they could try and raise the money from local businesses. Or perhaps they could write to their state legislators to get the laws changed. Either way, teachers may not want to continue forking over this money themselves unless they make a living wage with job security.
Teachers are professionals, not charity workers or philanthropists.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x609154$300/year?
What's their annual union dues?
How much money above market rates do municipalities have to spend for union-based insurance?
How much money above market rates do municipalities have to spend for union salaries?
How much union money is used to lobby democrats to raise taxes on working families?
How much money was paid for sick leave so unions could stage ILLEGAL strikes?
How much money was lost paying for schools that were closed for 2 weeks?
How much money was paid for police overtime?
How much money will be needed to repair the damage from dirty hippy vandals?
How mch money does THIS cost?
