SD Earth haters hate education, love wage slavery

Just caught this on Faceberg in the early hours of this morning, sleepily scrolling and it woke me up with a start. It's a scary tale to begin my day posted at the Pennington County Earth haters' page.

Did you know in South Dakota that public school employers are allowed to use your tax dollars to support labor organizations? 

On Monday, a bill to end this, HB 1217, is being heard in the House Education Committee. This bill, sponsored by John Hughes for District 13 House would: 

~ Stop payroll deduction of union dues from employee paychecks  

~ Prohibit using compensation increases intended to route money to union dues 

~ Restrict sharing employee personal information without written authorization 

 ~ Prohibit coercing employees to meet or interact with a labor organization 

 ~ Prohibit distributing union communications through school channels 

~ Prohibit endorsing/favoring any labor organization 

 ~ Prevent spending public school funds on behalf of a labor organization 

 ~Limit paid leave for labor organization activities (with exceptions in the bill) 

Taxpayer money in our public schools should be centered on instruction, student outcomes and neutrality. 

This graphic was posted on the South Dakota Democratic Party Facebook page in opposition to this bill. Does the symbolism (clenched fist against a red background) remind you of anything? 

 Please contact your Representatives and Senators and ask them to vote YES ✅ on HB 1217! --Beth Hughes

Republicans want a police state, Libertarians want anarchy and Democrats just want a good ol’ fashioned representative democracy with all the warts of a constitutional republic so police unions in South Dakota are showered with cash while teachers' unions get the shaft. 

Yes, socialized agriculture, socialized dairies, socialized cheese, socialized livestock production, a socialized timber industry, socialized air service, socialized freight rail, a socialized nursing home industry, socialized water systems and now a socialized internet are all fine with Earth haters in South Dakota but then they insist teachers' union membership is socialism.