Tom Cooper: We need to continue our battle in a bigger ballot box, as well as the STRS ballot box, or face the consequences

From Tom Cooper, June 1, 2006

What is the solution for us who worked careers only hoping for a decent retirement promised us clear up to 2001? Perhaps you could share with Michelle Schneider who blocks me.

Help us!

Molly J.
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Molly;

While I abhor the logic of using a specific to prove a generality, and I am willing to admit that my position probably doesn't apply to every politician, it is my belief that NO politician in Ohio who has been in office the past 5 years is going to help us. To do so would require them to admit this all happened on their watch. Teachers, both actives and retirees, need to give up this fanaticism in our society about being associated with some party for their phony pandering of religion and morality while they steal us blind. The only way we will get help will be when we become a voting block that is a threat to throw these unethical back door dealing politicians out of office. When Wachtmann and Schneider (and arrogant jerks like them) are gone will we even have a prayer of any help. If people don't wake up soon and realize that the current prevailing economic policy strategy in this country is to force retirees back into the work force in order to drive down the wages of the entry level work force, then the downward spiral will continue until none of us will be able to afford HC, except those with ties to the prevailing party political party.

Only when Americans (and retirees, and Ohio TEACHER retirees), end their foolish ties to one party or the other, and start making each individual politician accountable, regardless of party, will we have even a prayer of any economic relief.

I am a devout Christian, and a political/economic conservative, but I am also independent enough to see that the politicians who, with one hand, are waving morality and the Cross in our face, are doing so only to distract us while they pick our pockets with the other hand.

We need to continue our battle in a bigger ballot box, as well as the STRS ballot box, or face the consequences.

Thank you for considering my perspective.

TCooper