What the governor wants is to send the message that teachers are every bit as important as those three cops in uniform. And he wants to send the message to our schoolchildren that the person standing in front of them seven hours a day truly deserves their respect and honor. Sure, others are already stepping forward with their hands out. They will no doubt argue that fairness dictates equal distribution of the governor's generosity. But life is not fair.
Truth be told, there are millions of people more deserving of our state's riches.
I personally would like all of our money and surplus harvest to be sent to Ethiopia and Sudan to feed the truly starving. Or we could spend a few billion trying to relieve the desperate poverty just across our border to the south. California's biggest problem is trying to find a way to spend 13 billion unexpected tax dollars. Fair or not, it's not going to hurt any of us to give some of that to teachers. Maybe someday soon they can buy a round at Starbucks.