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Teacher deal could lead to property tax hikes, school closings, layoffs
Chicago Sun-Times ^
| September 14, 2012
| Fran Speilman, Chicago City Hall Reporter
Posted on 09/15/2012 2:12:50 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Chicago teachers do the math, inflation by the fed’s pumping up QE3, is sure to cause staples to rise even more.
They are smart to get started trying to keep up. Gasoline will be $5.70 a gallon, and a Big Mack $3.75 and fries $2.00!
Average salary of gov worker is $175,000 a year for nothing.
Just teachers getting their share of the funny money.
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posted on
09/15/2012 2:21:11 AM PDT
by
urbanpovertylawcenter
(where the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Naturally, some of the schools will close [given] the percentage of population that is leaving Chicago,
de ja vu..........Detroit
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posted on
09/15/2012 2:22:23 AM PDT
by
Einherjar
( Asking only workman's wages I come looking for a job But I get no offers...Just a come-on from the)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
It's for the children labor union greedheads.
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posted on
09/15/2012 3:17:21 AM PDT
by
Iron Munro
("In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit." - Ayn Rand)
To: Einherjar
Same happened here in NJ; our taxes were so bad that companies (and many of the Americans working at them) left, and the voters elected a tax-cutting, pro-life Republican. That’s how bad it is in NJ...
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posted on
09/15/2012 3:27:41 AM PDT
by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic war against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Cancerous rats killing cities across America
To: urbanpovertylawcenter
>> Average salary of gov worker is $175,000 a year for nothing.
Ha? Do you mean $75k?
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posted on
09/15/2012 3:39:22 AM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Demoralization is a weapon of the enemy. Don't get it, don't spread it!)
To: ronnie raygun
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posted on
09/15/2012 3:39:22 AM PDT
by
Iron Munro
("In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit." - Ayn Rand)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
They struck for 5 days and ended up taking the 16% that was originally offered to them. The system should have reduced the offer by 5% for each day the strike was going on till they were getting pay cuts instead of raises. That the way to deal with a union. Let them go somewhere else to work if the don’t like working for $71k year.
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posted on
09/15/2012 3:43:37 AM PDT
by
rightly_dividing
(We are Dan Cathy, Ted Cruz, and Scott Walker, and Paul Ryan, we are walking tall this year.)
To: urbanpovertylawcenter
Um.. You want them to math? Not happening. But they got what they wanted so why would they care? They don’t care if it’s funny money or any other kind, they got it by doing absolutely nothing so they can continue to do the same. Getting paid to do effectually nothing. Forty seven percent of America is doing the same. You have to hand it to the communists/ socialists, the numbers are against us.
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posted on
09/15/2012 4:13:53 AM PDT
by
momincombatboots
(Back to West by G-d Virginia. 2016 starts today! Walker, Issa, Rubio,)
To: urbanpovertylawcenter
“Gasoline will be $5.70 a gallon, and a Big Mack $3.75 and fries $2.00!”
Don’t look now, but I think a big mac is already more than that in some places.
Yesterday, quarter pounder with cheese, fish sandwich, and a small coke...$9.78
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posted on
09/15/2012 4:25:43 AM PDT
by
Beagle8U
(Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
To: urbanpovertylawcenter
You have it right. Wages lag general inflation. The current lag is exacerbated by unemployment. However, the increases are sure to come across the economy. The teachers had their window of opportunity and took advantage of it.
The increase is about 4% per year. We will be fortunate if the inflation (devaluation) rate is a mere 4% over the next 4 years. We will be getting a COLA SS notification in the coming weeks. I wonder if it will be near 4%
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posted on
09/15/2012 4:40:56 AM PDT
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Present failure and impending death yield irrational action))
To: urbanpovertylawcenter
Can anyone post a copy of the Chicago teachers pay scale? That would be interesting to see.
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posted on
09/15/2012 5:14:35 AM PDT
by
chainsaw
("Two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.")
To: chainsaw
I sure don’t worry about this. A poll the other day showed a majority of Chicago residents in favor of the Teachers Union. If they want to have their taxes go up, have at it!
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posted on
09/15/2012 5:58:13 AM PDT
by
radioone
( Main Stream Media. The Government built that.)
To: urbanpovertylawcenter
We all work to support our Public Union Teachers. We need a reva O lution
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posted on
09/15/2012 6:02:54 AM PDT
by
reefdiver
(zer0 One and Done)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
So...the gov’t folded? Higher wages for some and NO JOBS for others. Eventually, Chicago might have one teacher with a GREAT income!!! Who cares that the purpose of teachers (teaching all students) won't be satisfied—one lucky teacher will have won the lottery of strikes.
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posted on
09/15/2012 6:03:13 AM PDT
by
bannie
("The gov't that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.")
To: urbanpovertylawcenter
Just teachers getting their share of the funny money.Bullsh$t. They are part of the problem -- a big part.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Close all the schools and fire all the teachers. Let the feral masses of inner city Chicago sack the place. The feral masses can vent their rage on the CTU members (unless that CTU member is pillaging da ‘hood).
To: bert
RE SS cola for 2013, I looked it up today online and it is “estimated” to be 1.3% but the actual percentage will not be out until October.
But how much of that COLA would be offset by increases in the Medicare premiums? I’ll be lucky to net out $10 a month. That’s why I’m still working at 72.
To: wayoverthehill
Well that’s interesting.
I’m still working some and so is my wife but we both enjoy being in harness at 70.
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posted on
09/15/2012 10:12:00 AM PDT
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Present failure and impending death yield irrational action))
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