Frankly all this stuff boils down to “you get what you pay for.” And for a long time, the US has gotten a lot more than they paid for because there are people w

Frankly all this stuff boils down to “you get what you pay for.” And for a long time, the US has gotten a lot more than they paid for because there are people willing to take huge hits on QOL and pay to help kids. But really the folks who have always been antagonistic to teachers showed their cards through the pandemic when they staked out the position that teachers are public enemy #1 for not wanting to literally risk their lives for a public that treats them like a punching bag year in and year out. You know, stupid “Teachers’ Nights” at baseball games aside. If you want a gradual regression to abysmal education, sure, pay ‘em pennies and then we can instead pay for an uneducated populace via higher crime rates, lower civic participation, lower economic productivity, higher welfare burden, more homelessness, etc etc. Good trade!