Christie was vilified by the teachers’ unions (for which the Democratic Party is the de facto political arm) because by capping property tax increases at 2% he ensured that when teachers got 3% raises, there were less teachers the next year. Certainly happened in my town; Trenton is broke, and there was no “emergency funding” available.
Despite Christie’s efforts to improve things, it is impossible to hide the fact that “homeowners” in NJ are just tenants of the teachers’ unions.
I haven’t heard it put that way. That is quite accurate.
People don’t realize, especially NJ residents, that the teachers have lost their ability to get sympathy. Now, all I feel for the teacher juggernaut is contempt. I wish voters would become more aware of just how much POLITICS affects them. And I hope the good teachers come to their senses some day. Funny thing, we had such hopes in Christie, and the disappointment was major.