Discussion: In Oklahoma, Republicans Paid For Voting Down Teacher Raises

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I hope this is confirmation that more people are actually paying attention. We’ll know more after the run-offs.

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Power to the teachers. May this continue!

Sucks to the lackeys of the rich (a.k.a., GOP, a.k.a., Party Of Trump).

(Rude gesture here.)

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Today’s vocabulary word is “consequences”.

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An example of the word used in a sentence.

“Actions have consequences.”

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What a confusing title for this article

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I agree. I thought they paid actual money.

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I think it could work both ways, actually. I’m sure multiple Republicans were paid to vote down teacher pay raises, and i’m also sure Republicans paid for the campaign against teacher pay raises. Either way, or both, Republicans are demonstrating, yet again, they they do not work for the people they represent, and have no interest in supporting the well-being and futures of the people of this country.

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They also voted for medical marijuana. Of course, if I lived in Oklahoma, I’d need heroin, but still…

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It has been frequently said that teachers won’t stand for abuse for long.

Now, they are stepping up and really saying, ‘no more’.

It’s a good thing!

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Indeed. My first thought was, ‘Ah, Oklahoma – the best state legislature money can buy.’

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T’row da bums out. AP neglected, though, to mention who the primary challengers were. We’re supposed to assume that the challengers were not opposed to educating children, but that could be incorrect.

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Muskogee County voted for it at the same level as the rest of the state, despite the lyrics to “Okie from Muskogee.”
(It is interesting to look at the results by county, especially when you factor in what you know about the county. Far western counties voted no, but the metro areas voted yes.)
And it was sweet to watch the current Lt. Gov., whose early ads touted that he was endorsed by DJT, Jr. , straight up lose. He replaced the ad with one in which he was endorsed by retired General Tommy Franks. Didn’t work, though. OKC Mayor (less odious than the rest, frankly) and Tulsa area realtor made the runoff.

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confusing header on this one

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These election results give me a glimmer of hope that people in the most conservative areas of the nation appear to be appreciating the fact that taxes pay for civilization. The teacher pay issue should be an easy policy position to pursue in the general election. After all, those who say that teachers should not make more money, while slashing funding for schools, could be called upon to explain how this policy will benefit society.

Should our children be less educated? Shall we make teacher pay and, in turn, teacher recruitment less attractive to those who want to enter the profession? Will closing schools and increasing class sizes provide the most optimal learning and career preparedness outcome for our children?

I would like to hear any nay-sayer respond to these questions, at the very least.

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Easy peasy. Rightwinger Canned Answer 1: “Throwing money at a problem doesn’t solve anything.” Rightwinger Canned Answer 2: Vouchers!

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Meh. Oklahoma’s largely moron populace will just replace the old GOP demons with new ones anyway.

And before any Oklahomans get all butthurt, keep in mind that the populace of the entire country is largely moron or we wouldn’t be in the current mess.

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Except that sometimes it does.

Maybe MOST times.

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I agree that the headline is confusing (particularly as someone who lives in Oklahoma and has to live with how the vote went) - “In Oklahoma, Republicans Pay a Price For Voting Down Teacher Raises” is probably a better way to phrase it.

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Oklahoma City’s renaissance was kicked off by three successive sales tax hikes designed specifically to throw money at the rotten downtown. It worked.

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takes some folks awhile but maybe they are slowly waking up.