Talked to a retired Ohio teacher this morning and he is

[doc03]

backing Walker in Wisconsin. I don't know what the facts are in Wisconsin but he believes the stuff he hears on Fox. He said they don't pay nothing into their pension or health insurance. But he complained about that he had to pay $90 per month for health insurance for himself and $600 for his wife in Ohio. So there you go a teacher in Ohio complains his benefits suck but is jealous of what the teachers receive in Wisconsin. He also backs backs SB 5 in Ohio, seems now that he is retired he don't think teachers should be permitted to strike. What the f--- is wrong with the American people today everything is me me me.

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. I am thankful he is retired

Stupid people shouldn't be teaching our children.

[doc03]

3. The guy works a night watchman's job to pay for insurance and

taught for 35 years. But since he is retired screw the younger teachers his property taxes are too high already. I worked in a union shop myself and many of our retired workers have the same attitude
they will say when I started I only made $2.10 an hour and now they think you can still live on $2.10.
:banghead:

[DrDan]

5. and is probably staunchly against a single-payer system

[doc03]

8. Not a Teabagger but a staunch Rethug n/t

[Hubert Flottz]

2. Sounds like the guy who taught...

Dip-shit 101.

[DrDan]

4. I thought the teachers had agreed to begin this contribution . . . .

that is not the issue.

[hobbit709]

6. It's the "I got mine and screw you" mentality.

[Populist_Prole]

14. Bingo. Pure selfishness

I can tell you it's even worse if said retiree is even moderately wealthy. You'd think it would make them more comfortable and secure, but it only makes them even more spiteful. Obviously Fox news doesn't help..................

[liberal N proud]

7. He sits in front of the FOX BOX far too much

He got his and doesn't care about the rest. Selfish no good for nothing asshole.

[Ian David]

9. ...

[doc03]

10. I like that but here you have a public employee from one state

that complains about his benefits and wants to screw someone in another state that he has been told by Fox gets better benefits. I see the same thing in the USW, it is mind boggling the number of union members that are anti-union for everyone but themselves. They are what is called Reagan Democrats.

[eilen]

11. Sounds like a Tier 1

who bargained off the future employees because he had his.

[Doremus]

12. My husband knows a retired firefighter here in Ohio who backs Kasich.

It's hard to fathom such a hateful mentality.

He thinks firefighters shouldn't be able to retire until age 65. The fact that he himself retired at 53 and is still receiving his pension 20 years later? Irrelevant.

[mod mom]

13. This particular teacher doesn't drive a huge SUV w B/C '04 stickers on it, does he?

I know someone like that as well. Rapid born again Christian that thankfully retired from my kids elementary school..

[doc03]

15. You kidding this guy wouldn't spend that kind of money for

an SUV or the gas for one but he is a Rethug.

[Recursion]

16. "Permitted to strike"

he don't think teachers should be permitted to strike

The reason public employees have collective bargaining is because in most cases unlike private-sector employees they can't strike.

[WinkyDink]

17. He likely had his pension share taken before he saw his paycheck.

[DirkGently]

18. Some see their own position as improved if others' is worsened. Ugly.