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To: JDGreen123
The decision could have far-reaching impact, including inflating a state budget that lawmakers just balanced this summer by raising the state sales tax

the court didn't say anything about increasing the pie, did they? So you take the same pie (the total $ amount paid to teachers) and slice it up into "equal" shares. There should be zero impact on the state budget.

As for TennCare, if that nightmare is mercifully closed down and the state's parasite population is returned to the Medicaid establishment, there is no "reinstatement" to worry about.

17 posted on 12/30/2002 12:51:54 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard
Good point. Why would any teacher stay in Memphis or Nashville when they could get the same pay in a rural area with a much lower cost of living and probably less troubled students? The courts of course always assume that the pie will just keep growing.
18 posted on 12/30/2002 12:58:50 PM PST by JDGreen123
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