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Dear DannyHall82,
Small correction: It was a "billion-and-a-half" dollars since 2009.
Moreover, I never mentioned that the WTU receives "X" percent of the overall budget because that wasn't the point I was making. WHATEVER the percentage is, the teachers NEVER should have gone through two years of torment to get a nominal raise, one that is the most common in every town or city in R.I. That poor treatment of Warwick teachers damaged the reputation of Warwick far greater than others admit. I blame Avedisian entirely for it. My critics want to have readers forget about that horrible treatment of Warwick teachers by deflecting the conversation to "percentages-of-the-total-budget".
For the record, I don't think Solomon will refuse to "sit and negotiate" like Avedisian did. I also don't believe he will withhold the $40 million as Avedisian did with the $25 million of 2006. Time will tell and so will you and I. If Solomon handles it badly we will both say so. If he handles it well, you and I will say that as well.
Happy Thanksgiving DannyHall82, to you and your family.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Rick Corrente
The Taxpayers Mayor
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