North Carolina teachers were bussed into Raleigh to protest a House Republican budget that allows the 1% sales tax to expire. A sea of commie red engulfed the capitol building. A Che Guevara flag prominently flew amongst those who teach your children.
"No!" was the resounding response from several thousand teachers whose homemade signs bobbed with messages such as "Education cuts never heal" and "Kids are worth a penny!"The latter sign was a reference to a 1-cent sales tax increase that is due to expire. Democrats, including Perdue, want to keep part of the tax to avoid making deeper cuts to education, but Republicans pledged to end it.
Teachers passed buckets at the rally, collecting pennies in a symbolic gesture. The coins will be sent to the state Department of Revenue, according to the N.C. Association of Educators, the state teachers group that held the rally.
"I've got a new phrase for them," said Vickie Wilkins, a 36-year veteran who teaches at Southern Lee High School. "Do the math!"
The crowd started to chant. "Do the math! Do the math!""We are not getting the love, and we are not getting their respect," Wilkins said. "Who do they think are teaching their children?"
I’ll tell you who I think are teaching this state’s children: a bunch of communist.
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