A prediction and an admonition from one of our own

From James Carr

October 1, 2023

Many decades ago, I spent a few years as a Boy Scout. One of the few things I remember about the Boy Scouts is the motto: Be Prepared. Short and concise, it is good advice.

We were caught off guard by Mike DeWine's treacherous removal of Wade Steen from the Board. Should we have seen it coming? Probably not, because most of us, including myself, did not understand how desperate the enemies of reform have become. NOW WE KNOW.

I have little doubt that Dale Price will be removed from the Board in the next election. I also have little doubt that the combined forces of the STRS heirarchy, the OEA, Wall Street, and our own Ohio Politicians are going to spring more surprises to disrupt our efforts to reform STRS. Why wouldn't they, STRS in it's present format has provided them with billions of dollars of our money. They want our cash to continue to flow into their coffers.

The question is, what are we willing and able to do if they continue to unfairly impede our efforts to gain control of our own funds? We need to be prepared.