"Charles Owens, president of the Michigan chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business, said tongue-in-cheek that List was "spot on" in her complaint.

"If you want to retire if you are 47, apparently teaching is not the place to go," Owens said. "The least Terri could do is provide a list of places other people could go so they can retire when they are 47."

Good question: Why should I have to continue to work just so that Ms. List can enjoy the Life of Riley?

And contributing to my own IRA & 401(k)?

Come on, Scaly, keep it at least logical.

I don't know about firing all of them, but clearly Miss List is neither an economics teacher nor an expert in public relations.  What I would like to know is, who was representing me, the taxpayer, when ridiculously lavish benefits and pension packages were being awarded to the union membership in exchange for the support of a monolithic voting bloc.

It's a picture perfect business model written exactly bass ackwards.  Screw the customer, what we wants is some financially comfortable employees who cannot wait until the day that they get to quit. What business on earth could stay afloat with such an attitude if it were not owned by, managed by, and staffed by the bureaucracy?