Unions continually fuck the "general population", just with different size and shape instruments in different orifices.

So it's ok in your book that an ever increasing amount of our overall education expenditures go towards servicing pension funds and not to actually educating kids.
All at a time when our education outcomes are getting worse and worse and schools are cutting arts music and sports programs.

We pay more, kids get less.

Go Unions!

And seriously...save for retirement like everyone else. Save money in IRA's and 401k's...a pension is NOT NECESSARY.

Why should the public sector be the only ones getting pensions?
Why should those pensions be kept propped up with tax dollars instead of standing on their own?

And don't pull that "teachers are special" crap on me. My Mother was a 2nd grade teacher, my father was a college professor, my grandmother was a high school teacher, my grandfather was a high school principal and my sister is a speech pathologist who works for a school district.

Holy fucking fuck...Boyes couldn't suck a dick if it landed in his mouth.

to me, and im biased, but teaching is right up there with being a cop or firefighter. its an extremely noble job, IMO. teachers should make more. thats just how i see it.