Teacher Unions

The powerful teachers’ unions have a particular influence; they always have a good marketing ploy. Who wants to turn down funding when “it’s for the kids.”
 
But a good portion of that cost does not go to kids, it’s for teachers. And those costs can be budget-busting. Yes, the public probably knows how much is spent per student. But how about salaries and pensions? All for a part-time, nine months of actual total work?

I’m not picking on teachers. The same holds for other government employees. Especially the ones who retire well before age 65, and are double dippers on grandiose government pensions. (See the Earl J Weinreb NewsHole® comments and @BusinessNewshole tweets.)