re: #34 dangerman

the teachers did not demand “give us raises and make others suffer in the process”
that’s on the senate, not the teachers
the senate could have done lots of things. they chose to “take the money” from where they did

Isn’t the real problem that red state legislatures (in general) refuse to raise taxes on the wealthiest? The GOP has lost all semblance of community and belief that we are all in this together. Libertarians of course never had that belief. I don’t know what it will take to get us together again and for the wealthy to believe their fair share means more money as percentage of income than paid by those of fewer assets.