Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Class war. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Class war. « Fred Klonsky's blog:

Class war.

Was this some kind of king’s X thing?

Promises were made. But promises don’t seem to count for much anymore.

While desperate Democrats are hailing Obama’s alleged tough Rose Garden talk yesterday, I’m going, “What the hell?”

I think I have mentioned that I retire from teaching in June.

Yes. I’m sure I’ve mentioned it.

A year later I will turn 65 years old.

By the way, 10,000 people in the U.S. now turn 65 every day.

10,000. Every day.

The promise that was made by the state of Illinois to teachers and our pension? That promise is being