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On Sun, 3 Oct 2010 11:23:26 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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On Sat, 2 Oct 2010 09:37:02 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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Keep in mind that union workers are only about 8% of the work force.

Most of them work for the government.


Actually, it's about 50/50. Of course, it depends on how you define
"public"
sector. Does that include police and other essential services? Are you
including the Post Office (which is quasi-government)?


Certainly USPS is in the public sector, as are teachers, firemen and
policemen (along with the huge bureaucracy that they drag around
behind them).

In any case, it's pretty evenly divided between public and private. Of
course, the teacher's unions are evil, right?


Of course.
All I have to point to is our standing in the world (#23 or 26
depending on who you believe) and the amount of money we spend(#2 per
student).
Education rates worse than health care in that regard and we know how
you feel about health care.

It is not just the union but the total lack of "management" in US
education.
They spend about 60% of all the school tax money on administration but
they don't have any managers.
People who can't do, teach
Teachers who can't teach become administrators.

So, much of the money spent on administration and infrastructure (esp.) is
wasted? Hardly. And, hate to break it to you... the teachers and the
administration are TWO different entities. So, administration = no
management. Tell that to the principals.

Who do you think she be doing the teaching if not the teachers? Then, you
claim they should be administrators!

This argument makes no sense. The expression is pretty hollow.