I watched TV last night, Friday the 13th. First the "20/20 News" show about "Stupid in America." It told how American schools, where teachers’ unions have a monopoly on schools, are the worst in the world. Also that private schools and vouchered schools do twice as good at teaching, and cost half as much as public schools do.Then on another TV channel news show, it told how the economy looked good, but looks were deceiving. The median income of Americans went down $2000 a year each year since 2002. The average American charged $2000 more to their credit cards during the same period.Then I saw in the Star Herald how many of the city workers got a $2000 or more raise even after all the budget woes of the year before. Then I see this week about the blackmail of $32,000 fine if the teachers’ union doesn’t get a raise. All that after that much needed referendum passed. You remember how the school was having to cut classes and stuff because they were going broke. I hope all you whiners and part-timers who have to get a raise every year remember you raised the taxes on houses, many of which were paid for by people working 10 or more hours a day, six days a week, for a whole year through. Oh yeah, and their work came at them on a chain faster than most folks can think. The next time you need money, I hope you’re told here’s a quarter. Tell someone who cares.Marvin KroontjeMagnolia
