Governor Tom Corbett did cut back on spending in his budget plan, rolling back the Rendell giveaway to public education including the universities.
He noted the savings that would occur if Pennsylvania's teachers were take a one year pay freeze (400 million dollars).
His message offered moral support to taxpayer activists fighting local tax and spend business as usual school boards across the state.
Corbett didn't go as far as Wisconsin's governor did, he's said Pennsylvania isn't Wisconsin and union leaders seem to agree he hasn't gone that far with his ideas.
But they are disappointed especially with ideas like having taxpayers pass judgement on any tax hikes over the inflation rate in Pennsylvania's school districts.
If the referendum legislation passes, it would be a step forward for taxpayers and backwards for the public education insiders ranging from the administration to the unions and school boards that support the agendas of one or both.
But many newspaper comment posters have rightly pointed out that reform of pay and benefits should start with Pennsylvania's legislators.
That's not happening right now.
If Corbett were to push for change in legislative pay and perks, that would be a good thing.
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