Pink Friday: A Waste of Time

California teachers are going out tomorrow for "Pink Friday" to protest the possible lay-offs of teachers. They are asking marchers to wear pink. Why pink? They say it is to symbolize the possible "pink slips" that may be issued laying off educators.

According to the organizers' website:

California's public schools, colleges and universities are facing more than $11 billion in state budget cuts. These cuts are going to impact an entire generation of kids and alter public education for years to come.

March 13 is the deadline for school districts to issue preliminary pink slips to California's teachers. Last year, more than 10,000 teachers got pink slips and nearly 5,000 lost their jobs. And this year could be much worse.

Please join us on Friday, March 13 and Stand Up for Schools.

Some people, particularly men, who are sympathetic to the cause recoil over wearing pink.

While it is well and good to support education, the fact is: California is broke! Taxpayers are paying the highest taxes in the country and adding more taxes on business will just drive them out of the state. Where do these people think they'll find the $11 billion?

The only way out of this mess is to reform the California budgeting and taxation system. Running around protesting may make one "feel good," but it does not solve the problem of financing.