Posted on 08/12/2005 9:28:37 AM PDT by truth49
Here's an interesting tidbit: Look's like the teachers are protesting against the health of their pension fund. Turns out the state's Teacher Retirement System (pension fund) invests in Wal-Mart stock. Details can be found here:
http://www2.icmarc.org/xp/plan3/trs/investing/funds/lgstock-index.xml#topten
http://www.sib.wa.gov/financial/pdfs/annual/ar04.pdf
(Retirement Funds can be found on page 71 of pdf.)
(Labor and Industries Funds can be found on page 103 and 109.)
As a taxpayer, I'd be happy if you'd just STFU and teach.
"As educators, we recognize that we have a responsibility that goes beyond instruction in the classroom," said Charles Hasse, president of the Washington Education Association.
Really? Such as promoting socialism and anti-Americanism? Such as promoting a political agenda that goes beyond education issues such as national security, abortion, and the Democratic Party?
How can people so stupid be charged with teaching children?
Why boycott a store you are going to shop at???
Maybe they'd be willing to put their money where their mouth is and disinvest from WalMart and get into some of those socially responsible investment funds - which typically undrerperform. Not.
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How about this: If you want better pay, and you want health benefits, how about try and get a better job!!!
Teacher Unions = :noway: They are the worst in the business.
"I'm kind of trapped to buy at the cheapest price ," she said. "You have to stretch the dollars as far as you can.
"If someone else comes along and is cheaper than Wal-Mart," she said, "I'll be there."
I like her attitude of utter resignation here. Now if only her school district would use the same approach when hiring teachers . . .
Thus, it would seem Wal-Mart has found a way to prevent its employees from finding higher-paying jobs with better benefits.
Oh, the humanity!
Seems like a poster-sized statement of the lack of economics knowledge by our so-called educators. So let's see if I have this straight: The message is, "OK, y'all, you don't earn enough and we're 'fighting' to get you ever-higher wages but, oh, by the way, be sure to shop where things cost more...." Yep, these sure are the people to teach our kids about the free-enterprise system of our country. Oh, but I forgot. They are busy teaching our kids about the benefits of socialism. My mistake.
They're public school teachers. It's not like they're very bright.
How can people so stupid be charged with teaching children?
Ah-h-h-h, my friend, you miss the point. Their 'charge' is to teach our children to be stupid.
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Or wealthy..
So the union - who purports to be in support of the "worker" .. is hurting the worker by suggesting people not shop there.
Geeeeee .. I don't think I'd want that union representing me ..!!!!
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