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Ridgewood NJ, former TV talk show host Phil Donahue and Milton Friedman on socialism versus free markets circa 1979. Even if you’ve already seen it, in these troubling times with Biden and Congress trying to lurch us toward big government socialism, it’s worth watching again and circulating around to friends and foes.
Continue reading Milton Friedman Tells Phil Donahue Why Socialism Fails
Let’s be very clear about this, this is all about the money and the greed of the REA and their full-time paid lawyers and lobbyists from the NJEA. They are trying to squeeze more blood out of Ridgewood taxpayers for what are already among the most expensive teacher salaries and health benefits in the entire nation That’s right, we pay $100M a year for our public schools in a Village of 25,000 people. If they don’t like paying for their health benefits then they are welcome to get a job in the private sector or another school district.
The BoE must not roll over here despite the threats, bullying and personal and vindictive attacks they are facing from the REA/NJEA. As Bob knows personally, these bullies are not negotiating in good faith, they are trying to squeeze as much as they can from taxpayers. The education of our children is the furthest thing from their minds.