Greedy Teachers Union Must Be Opposed

As a public school teacher, I find myself increasingly angry and disgusted with the greedy union that controls my school and most other suburban public schools. While Illinois’ unemployment rate soars, household budgets tighten and mortgage foreclosures increase, the union is calling for more pain for the taxpayer.
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How To Reduce Illinois' Retiree Health Insurance Problem and Prevent Further Fiscal Gaps

 
The unfunded portion of Illinois retired state and local employees’ pension and health care funds now stands at $110 billion. That total can be reduced by $50 billion without raising the state income tax, according to Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI). In addition to the $11.5 billion the state will receive over the next 19 months from the federal government’s “stimulus” package, certain important measures can be taken to solve the predicament of the state´s unfunded liabilities. Read more