Union rally in Illinois

[ArlJim78]

Well they bussed in thousands of public sector union folks to Springfield a few days ago, to demand a tax increase. chants of "RAISE MY TAXES, RAISE MY TAXES" resounded. Of course thats easy to say when those taxes come back to you in the form of higher wages and benefits.

here are some of the sights and sounds of this glorious event.

main chant:
What do we want?
More money.
What do we want?
We want more money.
When do we want it?
Now?
When do we want it?
Now?




S.O.S = Save Our Salaries




of course being union workers they still observed all break times according to their contracts, even during a protest.

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this woman nicely sums up the attitude of those on hand.

Look for the Union label, and you'll find parasites feeding off of taxpayers and livin large while doing little and bankrupting us all.



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[hazzardm]

I cannot believe the gall of those highly overpaid teachers (insert sarcasm icon here).

[illinoisbred]

And we've entrusted these goons to teach our kids? Looks more like early releasees from the state's mental institutions.

[bigmack]

Originally Posted by hazzardm

I cannot believe the gall of those highly overpaid teachers (insert sarcasm icon here).

To the minds of simpletons you just hit a home run.

Sweet!

[mostpost]

You apparently don't understand the difference between a teacher asking for more money in her pay check and her asking for more money for teachers. the latter is a request for funding for more teachers and better facilities. The demonstrators in Springfield are saying that they are willing to pay for what they need. What we need!!!!!
This is in contrast to the Tea Party guys, who don't want to pay for anything

[illinoisbred]

Funding for more teachers and better facilities....Really? What, so the average classroom size can be 10? No, what we need is to get rid of this union deadwood and find teachers that can inspire, encourage children to think,and are enthused about the subject they teach. I would send my child to a grass shack school if it had those teachers.

[Tom]

This is in contrast to the Tea Party guys, who don't want to pay for anything

What a crock of BS. WE are all willing to pay OUR OWN way - unlike union goons who are the laziest, most greedy, unproductive creatures to crawl on the face of the planet. If you can't teach a kid to add or spell without a lot of needless fluff, you ain't no teacher. Do they have a school builing? Is it heated? That is all they need. Start turning out kids who can read and write and pull their pants up.

What a crock of BS.

[ArlJim78]

yeah right, we don't spend enough on education. does anyone really believe that?

[bigmack]

Henry Bayer, who heads the largest union covering state employees, warned lawmakers "if you try to leave town without doing your job, we're going to chase you."

"These 177 people who have a job don't want to do their job," said Bayer, executive director of Council 31 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. "Yes, people are hurting. That's why we need a tax increase."

Looks like them lawmakers better pony up some loot or else...

[Tom]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

yeah right, we don't spend enough on education. does anyone really believe that?

After reading some of the posts here, that might be true.

[illinoisbred]

Yeah. The more we spend-the poorer the results/outcome. Let's get rid of the teachers union and hire based on merit and ability-our schools would be a thing of beauty 5 years from now.

[hazzardm]

Originally Posted by Tom

WE are all willing to pay OUR OWN way.

I can feel the brotherly love oozing

[mostpost]

Originally Posted by Tom

What a crock of BS. WE are all willing to pay OUR OWN way - unlike union goons who are the laziest, most greedy, unproductive creatures to crawl on the face of the planet. If you can't teach a kid to add or spell without a lot of needless fluff, you ain't no teacher. Do they have a school builing? Is it heated? That is all they need. Start turning out kids who can read and write and pull their pants up.

What a crock of BS.

It's not just about you You're not a hermit on a desert island. You are part of a society. Until you move to that desert island, you need to pay like the rest of us.
It is not enough to teach a kid how to add and spell. This isn't the 1890's. You need to know math and science and computers. In ten years you will need to know things we haven't even thought of.

[JustRalph]

Originally Posted by mostpost

It's not just about you You're not a hermit on a desert island. You are part of a society. Until you move to that desert island, you need to pay like the rest of us.
It is not enough to teach a kid how to add and spell. This isn't the 1890's. You need to know math and science and computers. In ten years you will need to know things we haven't even thought of.

How come the ones coming out today don't know how to spell or do math?

I handed a kid a 5 dollar bill on a 4.47 check the other day and he closed the register before getting my change. He opened it back up on a no sale and told me straight out, " I don't know how much I am supposed to give you back"

I told him I gave him 5 on a 4.47 check......he stared at me. I had to tell him how much change I was owed......... I almost fell down.......

Read who is asking for more money
http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/index.php?news=3700

[JustRalph]

Originally Posted by hazzardm

I cannot believe the gall of those highly overpaid teachers (insert sarcasm icon here).

Getting paid based on the product you produce is how our country works.

If this was applied to teachers, they would be paying parents.