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Here are some other ways that the plan isn't logical.

- I want American student to get the best education. In order to attract the best teachers, compensation has to be adequate. If a teacher candidate has to decide whether they're better of working at Wal*mart or being a teacher, we're not going to get the best teachers. We've lost the war.

- If my school system wants to maintain the level of compensation for our teachers, the cost can be shifted to the local level, but what have the repubicans accomplished, then? Nothing.

- Those whose jobs will be eliminated will still cost the government, through unemployment, severance, job training, etc., so there'll be very little pain reduction for taxpayers there.

- In fact, taxpayers' pain will be increased, because if we need the services that would have been provided by those who were eliminated, we'll have longer waits or what have you.