Self-interest #1 - PBS
PBS has a novel proposal... have the feds "bailout" media to the tune of $30B/year:

This is one of the most "out there" QOTD's I can recall.

QOTD

“This is sort of the number a free society pays to have credible journalism”
- Dude, on giving $30B/year in taxpayer money to media, source

If I were gulping down some milk, it would have shot out my nose after that blooper.

Self-interest #2 - Teacher's Union
And my least favorite group that favors their own interest over (seemingly) anything... the teacher's unions.

This article describes the teacher's unions attempts to derail funding for charter schools in poor districts in New York City:


Lowest of the low, the teacher's union guy uses special ed as why charter schools are successful. Easy solution... pull special ed money/costs out as a separate thing. You'll still see funding for public schools far out-pacing their private counterparts, while significantly under-performing.

Speaking of teacher, this little bikini girl (and teacher) actually has a story:

excellent... yow, bill

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