A Suggestion for California Lawmakers

Dear California lawmakers,

Now that the taxpayers of California have rejected your proposal to borrow tens of billions of dollars to help make up the budget deficit, I'd like to offer a somewhat different proposal. Maybe you'll even actually get desperate enough to give the teacher's unions the finger and give this a try. My suggestion is simple: sell the public schools.

You heard me right. Start selling the public schools to private corporations, and issuing vouchers to students in those districts. This could potentially generate millions of dollars of quick income, reduce annual costs, and increase the efficiency of the education system. Because let's be honest: California's education system is a sinking ship. It's rapidly taking on water, and the unions won't let anyone man the pumps. So there's really only one logical solution: abandon ship. Launch the life boats. Get the hell out of Dodge. Put our undead system out of its misery, and let some highly motivated private corporation deal with the problem.

It'll be better for everyone.

Sincerely,

-Chris Smith