Big Education = One Big Scam

Read - How Long Island Teachers benefit from Unusual Raise System.

It's not just another article on the *exploitable inefficiencies* of a government school system....some of the stuff is truly outrageous.

The last sentence in the story couldn't sum it up any better:

"When you talk about reform -- good luck," he said.

Wanna Bet?

It will blow out to sea, fizzle out to a Category 0 event...

And the Morons will never get back all that time they spent checking for updates, fretting, securing lawn furniture, the milk, and eggs will go bad, etc.

Who wants to bet?

As Bill Belichick Would Say...

The status is *quo*!

Now as you all know I don't pay hardly any attention to the news, er NOISE.

But every time I hear an excerpt from Obama, and I mean almost every single time(!), he's blaming *evil rich people* for everything. Or at least that's what he his handlers think most Americans want to hear.

For the record, I still think he'll get re-elected.  After all, I haven't seen an encouraging election result, well, since I've been watching elections.  (Although Romney hasn't the spine to cut anything, either.)

Thanks to PrivateCaller for this one!

Reality Counterargument

I wish people would read some books about what the Depression was like.

It wasn't just the commoners that suffered.

Many people that had been previously well-off experienced serious pain - pain that was probably on a relative basis far more excruciating.

See also:

Book Rec - The Grapes of Wrath

Book Rec - The Forgotten Man

Still Hard To Believe People Watch The News!

This is all very, very PARTIALLY TRUE.

But in a country where people could think for themselves....this would never happen.

Blame schools. Blame parents who cede their responsibilities to government agents.

I mean one can't get mad at an *industry*!

Thanks to LeagueIslander for sending me this link!