Reply to a comment  Reply to this comment  Constantino writes:
in response to HeadonaStick:  Which talking point is that?  Any
money the union puts towards any candidate is money paid by
member s of the union who have a vote in how that money is spent
- it is hardly laundered. I will spend MY money any way I see
fit, and part of how I spend my money is to support my union.
What business of yours is it how teachers spend their money?
Your theory is screwy as well; your money is still being spent,
it is just being spent to fund tax breaks for corporations or to
pay for testing materials (Pearson has a $250 million contract
in Florida, for example.)  (1) The disparity between new
teachers and existing ones. The resolution here is not a
surprise--liberal doctrine #1 is equality above all else, even
if it means everyone's equally miserable.  (2) You don't have
any individual control over where your union dues go. As a
percentage of salary, higher salaries equal increased dues,
large percentages of which are dona