“One of those burdens that we have placed on our school districts is that they cannot decrease your salary. They can’t have furlough days. It’s not allowed in the law. The only option is to fire,” said Shapiro. “We need to give them the ability to lower teacher salaries.”For the ignorant, this might sound like a good idea, but for those willing to dig a bit deeper, Muse has some good information from the inside, including a musty mop across the face of Shapiro:
Republicans put this budget disaster on track with deregulation and tax cuts beginning in 2003, and their solution is to cut the pay of already low paid teachers? This is starting to remind me of an abusive marriage where the husband cheats on his wife and she is treated like its her fault, so she stays quiet and puts up with it. "Well, it's better than being poor and being out on the streets." That sort of thing. The fault of this lies squarely on the shoulders of Republicans, yet teachers are supposed to take less pay and thank a Republican for not taking all of their pay?How else can the republicans fix their mistake? Look for them to suggest that teachers can mop floors and clean bathrooms just as well as the janitors. They can mow the football fields too. And wash the football players uniforms.
Don't laugh. Given the incredible stupidity of the members of the republican party, they just might do it.
