We have had very poor government for four decades at all three levels Fed State and Local. When public sector unions (The Mob) control government we get the craziness that we see today. Some public employees can retire in their early 40s getting 50% of their highest yearly pay and full medical benefits for life. If they live into their 80s we will have payed them three times longer than they worked. And some public employees will have no retirement at all depending on 401k investment choices. These sorry public sector unions have lobbied for and gotten mandatory affiliation of public employees. You want to be a teacher, you will pay the union. If you spend 4 years in college getting a teaching certificate you probably need the job regardless of how the union represents you. The union is run by the 1st class members and don't much care about 4th class members. The State is only on the hook 1st,2nd,and 3rd class members. And it is still an enormous unfunded liability on taxpayers.