According to the Chicago Tribune key issues separating Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union: SALARIES AND BENEFITS. The district offered 16 percent increase over four years and “modified step increases that both reward experience and provide...
Remember when we were promised that if we spent $2 billion of money we didn’t have all would be well? Let’s compare promised to actual: It’s also important to keep in mind that this chart does not reflect the millions of people who simply are no...
Worst news ever!! The number of Americans whom the U.S. Department of Labor counted as “not in the civilian labor force” in August hit a record high of 88,921,000. … In July, there were 155,013,000 in the U.S. civilian labor force. In August that dropped to...
At the DNC there was a lot of talk about “Everyone has to pay their fair share.” That seems to be at introduction into a philosophical discussion about what a particular group should pay. What is everyone’s “fair share?” In Tax Year...
