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Originally Posted by Game On
Actually, the $50 billion is to save teachers, police and firefighters from being laid off. It has nothing to do with creating jobs. They need to save union jobs. I have no problem with helping law & fire enforcement. With unemployment at record levels, there has been a rise in crime all over the nation. But we should not be bailing out the teachers union. We hear so much about the unions needing a bailout but they managed to spend $10 million opposing Blanche Lincoln in the Democrat primary.
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Both violent crime and property crime were down nationwide in 2009 for the third straight year.
And, the FOP endorsed McCain.
I guess you think preventing teacher lay-offs is a union issue, rather than an education issue. I would disagree and the alternative to temporary federal funding is higher state/local taxes.