So easy to go to the extreme other side of this argument rather than contribute with a reasonable and realistic solution. That’s some real intelligence you’re exhibiting there buddy.

Anyways, I live in California. We have a state mandate that we all voted on and passed that requires the majority of the state’s income to go to education, but yet we still have a budget problem. With tenure, you have to basically commit a felony to get fired. Teachers (and other public sector workers) still get a pension. They also get health insurance (not a bare bones plan, but a GOOD one, for life).

Now, on the other hand, I work at a private sector company that has seen us lay off over 60% of our staff and we’re basically a skeleton crew now. Who is left has taken a pay cut, we’ve canceled our 401(k) and forget about raises. We’re scratching our way back to profitability, but it’s a tough road ahead, but if anyone’s going to do it, it’s us since we survived the layoffs for a reason, because we’re the best group to do so.

Talk about inequality…but hey, that’s life. If I got laid off I’d find another job because I don’t have collective bargaining rights because guess what, I’m not union (just like the 93% of the working class).