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By Mish Shedlock of MishTalk

The teacher’s union and Gov. J.B. Pritzker kills scholarships for 9,600 poor children.

On November 1, the Illinois Policy Institute discussed the Last Stand for School Choice in Illinois

The Last Stand Dies

Here is today’s announcement: School Choice Dies in Illinois

I Despise the Teachers’ Unions

I absolutely despise the Teachers’ Unions, especially Illinois. They hold kids hostage for unjustified wages and benefits and the union protects incompetent teachers, even child molesters.

Chicago Teachers’ Union President Stacy Davis Gates will not send her own kid to public schools. Nor will Illinois Education Association chief lobbyist Sean Denney.

Bankruptcy is the only solution for cities in Illinois to escape state mandated benefit madness. Unfortunately, the state blocks municipal bankruptcy, so there is no solution for cities like Rockford, Danville, and too many others to count. They suffer in the form of slow decay with no hope of escape.

Public Unions Have No Business Existing: Even FDR Admitted That

Please consider a few key snips from FDR’s Letter on the Resolution of Federation of Federal Employees Against Strikes in Federal Service, August 16, 1937, emphasis mine.

Recommended Steps

On June 30, 2008, I commented Public Unions Have No Business Existing: Even FDR Admitted That

Teachers’ unions are the worst, but it is also impossible to get rid of a bad union police officer or prison guard for the same reasons.