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Log In - New York Times ( New York Times)Betsy DeVos is our nations newest Sec. of EducationShe’s a wealthy lady who gives money to Republicans.Mrs.Devos has never been in a public school, Her children have never been in a public school.Trump's choice of DeVos has been lambasted by teachers' unions (she doesn't like them either; the DeVoses oppose labor unions). "It's like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse, and hand-feeding it schoolchildren," said David Hecker, president of American Federation of Teachers-Michigan. In a statement, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, said, "In nominating DeVos, Trump makes it loud and clear that his education policy will focus on privatizing, defunding and destroying public education in America." While the National Education Association president Lily Eskelsen Garcia said that "Betsy DeVos is an actual danger to students — especially our most vulnerable students. She has made a career trying to destroy neighborhood public schools, the very cornerstone of what's made our nation so strong(Cosmopolitan Feb 7th, 2017)I congratulate Republicans who are happy.I remind the rest of us we may have fallen today, but we must stand up and continue our fight.Mrs.Devos has no clue about folks like me and parents who struggle to buy groceries.She plans on telling you how to educate your children.When you pick your child up at school today, remember things will change. She wants your teacher to receive less money and take money away from your school district.Happy with class size? Happy about condition of your child's school?Starting today, it will get worse.Money buys power. She has money and we don’t.

Only in the sense that the automobile industry created powerful unions in both the private and public sectors. These unions (UAW, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Detroit Federation of Teachers, Brotherhood of Steel Workers, Detroit Service Employees' International Union, AFSCME Locals 207 & 2920, etc.) in tandem with one party rule (Democrat) since 1962 bought Detroit to its current lamentable state of affairs.The mutual admiration society between the unions and Democrat politicians led to financial profligacy not seen before in America's first 237 years. FORBES contributor Kyle Smith articulates the problem well in his piece:Detroit Gave Unions Keys To The City, And Now Nothing Is Left. Excerpts:All you really need to know about Detroit, which is facing a $327 million budget gap, is that last year it was discovered to still be paying for a “horseshoer” (or farrier) on the Detroit Water & Sewer Department (DWSD) payroll. This individual costs some $56,000 in pay and benefits, despite the city not having any horses to shoe in his department.The Detroit Federation of Teachers, which enjoys rich pay packages (corrected for purchasing power, Michigan teachers are the best paid in the nation, reported the Mackinac Center for Policy Policy), would do the UAW proud. Its employees pay only ten percent of the cost of their insurance premiums. While they take extravagant numbers of sick days or personal days — 8 per teacher — they also cash in on “unused sick days” to the tune of $14.5 million a year. What other industries are so surprised when you aren’t sick that they pay you a bonus? Then again, we’re talking about a group that paid people to quit — $4.1. million in “termination bonuses” were handed out to teachers’ union members in 2010-2011.What Detroit does is give unions the keys to the treasury until nothing is left. That day has come, and their own success is killing unions. What can save Detroit?In summary, the mutual admiration society between the unions and crony politicians has resulted in the mutually-assured destruction of themselves and the City of Detroit.

If you read the papers, you’ll see it’s Donald Trump.Best economy for “minorities” ever (or pretty near). Trump’s Economy Is Working for MinoritiesTrump’s economy has been a boon to minorities and other commentaryFrom a liberal Fact Check: “In his speech to the UN General Assembly, President Trump said unemployment was at its lowest for half a century. He also said that in the last three years, six million more Americans were now on the employment roll.In August this year, the unemployment rate was 3.7%. Fifty years ago in September 1969, the unemployment rate was the same - 3.7%.But it did drop to 3.5% in November and December 1969 so that's actually the lowest point for fifty years.As for the numbers in employment, it's true that over six million more were recorded as employed in August 2019 compared with August 2016.Mr Trump has also highlighted record low levels of unemployment amongst specific groups."Last month, African American, Hispanic American and Asian American unemployment reached the lowest levels ever recorded," he said.It's correct that going by data from 1972 onwards, unemployment for African Americans was at a record low in August - at 5.5%.US official data for Hispanic workers goes back to 1973, and in August this year, unemployment was at 4.2% - that's also the lowest recorded level.For Asian Americans, records only go back to 2003. These show the unemployment rate last month was 2.8% - the lowest ever recorded was actually in June this year when it was 2.1%.”President Trump doesn’t make “targeted” legislation. His policies are good for everyone, giving equal dignity to all. He believes that people can succeed on their own if the government gets out of the way. Kind of reminiscent of old what’s his name… “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”Trump is trying to get school choice so minority students aren’t trapped in NEA-run public schools which are failing, and racist. Racism in Schools: Unintentional But No Less Damaging. And who runs the public schools? Democrats. Of all the rich donors to political campaigns, do you know who came in #28? The American Federation of Teachers. That evil NRA didn’t crack the top 50. Top Organization Contributors. To be fair, they did contribute $200 of their $2,136,028 to Republicans. And where does the AFT send their money? Democrats. American Federation of Teachers (2020 figures).Now compare to any Democrat.We’ve already addressed the public schools, but did you know they’re even trying to shut down the successful charter and magnet schools? And we know they work: Proof positive that charter schools are better than regular public schoolsIn New York: State Dems fighting charter schools near end of legislative session; in Michigan: House Dems: Make Charter Schools Hiring For-Profit Managers Unconstitutional; in Colorado: Back door attempt to shut down charter schools; and nationally if Joe Biden is elected: Biden Suddenly Changes His Position on Charter Schools: I'd Get Rid of ThemSocially, the Democrats have been playing their game of bait and switch with the Great Society for 50 years. Keep ’em on the plantation. Like LBJ said, “This will keep them ninjas (he didn’t say “ninjas”) voting Democrat for a hundred years.”Condescend. Pet them on the head. Allow a few have a little power. Maybe a "light-skinned" African American "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." (Harry Reid on Barack Obama). “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.” (Joe Biden on Barack Obama).But remember, they can’t take care of themselves…Barack Obama took pride in being named the Food Stamp President. Jesse Jackson: Obama Should Be Proud To Be A 'Food Stamp President' Why? More government dependency. Trump got them off by creating jobs: Almost 6M off food stamps after all-time high under ObamaDemocrats are the ultimate racists, demanding people succeed not by their achievements, but by color, gender, sexual preferences, etc.. The Party of identity politics. Feeling marginalized by the California Democratic Party, black women push for more clout. Student activists want more black faculty members. But how realistic are some of their goals? At least 70 companies still need a female director to comply with state law, report says.Democrats have even convinced people that segregation really was a good thing, and now they clamor for it. In New York: Black students demand segregated spaces from white students | The College Fix. In Michigan: Is U-M's Students4Justice Demanding a Segregated Space on Campus? - The Michigan Review. California and Arizona: The Craziest Demands of College Kids in 2016. Gotta get ’em back on the plantation.But it’s not working so well:Three polls show huge jump in minority voters’ support for TrumpBreak free. The gate is open.