Gary, I agree with you about teachers, but I feel it is the teachers unions that have caused that. Tenured teachers just sit back and collect. I had 2 sons who went to school 1 year apart. I saved all their artwork, guess what? I knew exactly what my younger son was going to bring home because it was exactly the same thing the older one brought home. Today, 20 years later, the kids are probably still bringing home the same exact work.

Everybody wants smaller government. Just wait until this fall when our electric rates triple, then you'll be crying about that. Competition does not work when the item involved is necessary. You can't just go to Target instead of Walmart to get your electricity. Look at California a couple of years ago. We will all be in the same boat in a couple of months.

Healthcare is the same way. Without healthcare, people just go to the emergency room where they cannot be turned away. They get their healthcare and then just never pay the bill. We get stuck paying higher insurance premiums. Again, we have no choice in the matter. Hopefully, this reform will fix the problem. It sounds good. Have you even bothered to read it?