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Re:Oklahoma schools go on 4-day weeks so teachers can work o... by toomuchtodo on Sunday February 11, 2018 @09:03AM (#16352712)
What options do you have available besides running for office in Oklahoma or leaving Oklahoma? Making up the difference out of pocket? That reinforces the bad behavior of local government.

If your problem is with the government, coordinate to fix government through elected office.

Worst case scenario is other states (that can pay teachers a living wage) recruit teachers away en masse, which is unfortunate for Oklahoma residents but the best outcome for those teachers.

Re:Oklahoma schools go on 4-day weeks so teachers can work o... by hugo0384729109 on Sunday February 11, 2018 @09:09AM (#16352740)
Agreed. The people voted for a party that has been going on and on about the government being the problem and that it should shrink and that private companies should have very low tax and not face almost any regulation. It’s not like they hid those views and people voted for them to the point where they control the entire state completely (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Republican_Party).

The people who chose to support that party will have to realize that if they’re not happy with the consequences of their support, they have to get over partisan politics and either reform the party themselves or vote for someone else.

So frustrating when “the government” is referred to as some vague entity out of anyone’s control. They chose this and they can choose something else. Other people saw through the extreme right economics and didn’t chose it so that was a possible path too.

Re:Oklahoma schools go on 4-day weeks so teachers can work o... by Feniks on Sunday February 11, 2018 @01:31PM (#16353967)
Wholeheartedly agree. In a democracy the government is your government.
Re:Oklahoma schools go on 4-day weeks so teachers can work o... by scarface74 on Sunday February 11, 2018 @02:38PM (#16354318)
In states and cities yes. But federally, if you want to vote for a party that's fiscally conservative and focuses on the needs of the people, which party do you vote for?