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Grantuspeace

(873 posts)
3. In Wisconsin, Gov. Walker has been floating the idea of teacher bonuses.
Fri Jan 25, 2013, 07:13 PM
Jan 2013

There are two intricate levels of douche baggery at work here.

The first level is that the money for this bonus came from taking pay and benefits from teachers and other public employees. So the "bonuses" are actually not really bonuses at all.

The second and perhaps most insidious twist is that not all teachers will get the "bonus".
They will be given to teachers in over performing schools and districts. What a brilliant way to " divide and conquer". Pick a couple upper class white districts and shower them with extra cash. Break the union and solidify your base. Game, set and match.

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