06 Mar 2004, 16:29, Daniel O'Leary (1:130/1015), wrote to Tom Walker:

Hi Daniel.

 >> Wel lIF we cound get rid of the "Teachers UNION" and start 
 >> Educating our Own kids so they could communicate it would slow down 
 >>a little bit. 
...............................

 DO> This may appear to be a protectionist stance, but for too long 
 DO> the consumers and government have been greasing the exit ramp.   
 DO> Today's workers have families who are today's consumers and 
 DO> tommorow's workforce. Put the blame where it belongs.  These guys 
 DO> have been getting tax breaks and other incentives that working 
 DO> class people and small businesses do not get, and that lost 
 DO> income is needed not to be squandered or kicked back to some fat 
 DO> cat, but to really fix things.

I look at this from another perspective.  Do away with tax breaks.  That
leaves more money in Washington.  More than they need, so then cut OUR
taxes, let us spend our own money to educate our own kids whatever way we
want (within the law).

ANY tax breaks now come out of OUR collective pockets to cover the loss,
and contribute to the problem of properly raising and teaching our own
kids, as in most cases both parents work, no one is at home when school
lets out, and the kids are 'on their own' for extended periods of time.

Let us keep OUR earnings, keep one parent at home, raise the kids properly;
then we'd have less need for local taxes for Police, Juvenile Correction
systems, Courts, etc. 


     Good luck...  M.

--- Msged/386 TE 06 (pre)