Contributors presents arguments against the teachers’ demands:

“The taxes, levies and contributions of four million hard-working, honest Romanians, employees and employers can’t possibly generate enough revenues to finance all the wage and pension increases, allowances, scholarships, bonuses and special leave. … No, these revenues cannot compensate for the mess caused by rampant tax evasion and undeclared work, also in the education sector. There’s simply no more money because there’s no more revenues being generated, dear teachers.”