The teachers were lied to by Democrats for 20 or 30 years about their pensions, but now they blame Bevin for trying to fix it. They whine about Bevin messing with "their" money, but that money didn't exist in the first place because the Democrats were promising smoke and mirrors. The corrupt teacher's union never addresses the fact that the last Democrat Administration didn't even match funds to the pension plan they were required by law to match. Somehow now Matt Bevin is to blame. I thought teachers were supposed to be smart.
Yeah, I thought that too, until I became one...
I finished my BSc in Zoologyin 1976, and couldn't find a job in the biology field, so did what a lot of us did... I signed up for a year of "education", and got a 1-year teaching certificate. Then I went to work. Found out that most teachers are definitely not smart, but most aren't outright stupid, either.
HOWEVER... the teachers who get involved in the Union were not typical teachers. They were slick, smooth, smarmy, and sophisticated. But whenever I'd talk to one of them, it was like trying to hold a wisp of smoke. No substance. These union pols are just like public politicians, except not good enough to get elected in a public election. In other words, they're less competent and less intelligent versions of the charlatans who run for and hold public office all over America. Think about that. LESS competent....