With single-payer reform, schools all over Ohio could save millions

[merrill]

There is a way that this school system and every school system in Ohio could save enough money to avoid such deep budget cuts. The new budgeting would take at least four years to fully institute, but would then save around $3 million every year for the Athens City Schools. The strategy: elect reform-minded legislators to the Ohio Assembly who would support single-payer health care in Ohio.

The present “sick care system” is dominated by for-profit insurance companies whose purpose is to keep the returns on investment high so that their shareholders and top executives can maximize their gains. The health of customers who directly or indirectly acquire insurance is secondary and too often unethical. Insurance companies have their place — but not in health care. The thousands of Ohio people currently employed in health-care billing deserve legislated transitional monetary supports. With a fair payroll and income tax, we can reap enormous savings for schools and government while improving the physical and financial health of families.

Healthcare-NOW! - With single-payer reform, schools all over Ohio could save millions

The best way to avoid deep cuts in the education system is to oust the unions.

I'd agree with that, plus we should have more competition between public and private schools, that's how you get the best results. At least IMHO.

There is plenty of competition between public and private schools. There are plenty of both.

What is the point of having people make less money? Teachers are hard working people.

Are you willing to work for less money?

Dumping overpriced medical insurance is the absolute best way to reduce the cost of public and private education.

 

[syrenn]

The best way to avoid deep cuts in the education system is to oust the unions.

I'd agree with that, plus we should have more competition between public and private schools, that's how you get the best results. At least IMHO.

There is plenty of competition between public and private schools. There are plenty of both.

What is the point of having people make less money? Teachers are hard working people.

Are you willing to work for less money?

Dumping overpriced medical insurance is the absolute best way to reduce the cost of public and private education.

Dumping the unions will take care of that problem....along with a lot more then your pet peeve.

 

[merrill]

I prefer sending hard working people home with more money for their efforts absolutely!

Published on Thursday, May 26, 2011 by The Providence Journal
Reasons All Workers Should Support Unions
by David Zonderman

The current assault on collective-bargaining rights shows that ideology and smash-mouth politics can triumph over economic reality.

Unions did not cause our economic mess: Greedy bankers drove the financial system to the brink of collapse. Moreover, public workers’ desire for decent wages and benefits is not busting state budgets: The same recession is starving states of essential revenue.

Destroying unions will do nothing to create more jobs or balance budgets, but it will further impoverish millions of American workers.

Yet, with the national union membership rate barely more than 10 percent, why should the rest of the work force care about unions? There are three reasons everyone who works for a living should want to rebuild the American labor movement.

First, if you want a job with a living wage and decent benefits, then you want a strong labor movement. When unions decline, many workers — whether organized or not — see a drop in their standard of living. And driving down wages does not help the American economy, which depends on strong consumer spending.

Second, if you like spending time on the weekends with your friends and family, then you want a strong labor movement. Unions struggled for many decades to get laws mandating an eight-hour day, a minimum wage and a ban on child labor. Given what is happening across the country today, with basic rights being heaved out the window, working people need unions to preserve the gains they have made.

Finally, if you believe in a healthy democracy, then you want a strong labor movement. Many unions work for more than just good wages and benefits; organized labor has also campaigned for access to affordable health care and for protecting the rights of immigrant workers.

So regardless of whether you belong to a union, every working American should be worried about the current open season on workers’ rights.

If the labor movement is weakened further, we will lose one of the last bulwarks against unbridled corporate greed and one of the last champions for dignity at work and a decent standard of living.