Yes, privatizing the utilities has really helped us in the middle class do well. So lets do that with schools too. I once was a big voucher fan except think about it. There is now a plethora of electric, cable, and telephone, 3rd party companies all making excessive profits on the management level - yup for those of you old enough to remember the days gone by this has been a real move upward for us. I wont even go into the oil debacle - but allowing speculation and gambling on it sure has helped - the oil companies....
Teaching:
I have a son with a masters degree in teaching and he's making less than most of you with a BS writing code. Also have two friends who are teachers all in the public school and frankly here's their take:
"If you are so down on PS teachers get off your derriÃre and go try teach a PS classroom for a week or two" especially an urban school - then get up here on this board and tell everyone how overpaid teachers are.
I also graduated from a private school where two teachers were fired for sexual incidents with students, there was a complete breakdown in discipline and this was over 35 years ago - I'm sure the only thing that has improved since is the salaries of the administration.
ANd for the Union bashers out there - just remember - if it wasn't for the unions you would work 7 days a week - no sick days - no vacations and still be underpaid.
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ATF has tried for years to make a central federal database of US gun owners which is in violation of the gun control act of 1968 and they've been caught at it. Traffic cameras are popping up all over the country like in the UK. Black boxes in your car tell what speed you are going when you crash. The most recent debacle is the RFID in US passports (which the Chinese have allegedly had something to do with because of the outsourcing of the job to an EU company who outsourced it to China). You figure out the ramifications of that one.....
IBM and others are hot on the prospect of RFIDs which can be placed in your clothing and maybe even you (someday) - on the surface this all looks good and in many cases this stuff is good but like anything else could lead to abuse if the wrong folks get into power. Not that our government or global corporations would do anything to abuse anyone's rights..... http://www.madnamerica.com/
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Yes, privatizing the utilities has really helped us in the middle class do well. So lets do that with schools too. I once was a big voucher fan except think about it. There is now a plethora of electric, cable, and telephone, 3rd party companies all making excessive profits on the management level - yup for those of you old enough to remember the days gone by this has been a real move upward for us. I wont even go into the oil debacle - but allowing speculation and gambling on it sure has helped - the oil companies.... Teaching: I have a son with a masters degree in teaching and he's making less than most of you with a BS writing code. Also have two friends who are teachers all in the public school and frankly here's their take: "If you are so down on PS teachers get off your derriÃre and go try teach a PS classroom for a week or two" especially an urban school - then get up here on this board and tell everyone how overpaid teachers are. I also graduated from a private school where two teachers were fired for sexual incidents with students, there was a complete breakdown in discipline and this was over 35 years ago - I'm sure the only thing that has improved since is the salaries of the administration. ANd for the Union bashers out there - just remember - if it wasn't for the unions you would work 7 days a week - no sick days - no vacations and still be underpaid. http://www.madnamerica.com/
ATF has tried for years to make a central federal database of US gun owners which is in violation of the gun control act of 1968 and they've been caught at it. Traffic cameras are popping up all over the country like in the UK. Black boxes in your car tell what speed you are going when you crash. The most recent debacle is the RFID in US passports (which the Chinese have allegedly had something to do with because of the outsourcing of the job to an EU company who outsourced it to China). You figure out the ramifications of that one .....
IBM and others are hot on the prospect of RFIDs which can be placed in your clothing and maybe even you (someday) - on the surface this all looks good and in many cases this stuff is good but like anything else could lead to abuse if the wrong folks get into power. Not that our government or global corporations would do anything to abuse anyone's rights ..... http://www.madnamerica.com/