among our more than 30 affiliates, uesf, awe 2121, the san francisco labor council, and many others. number one, for every dollar that we invest in the military, more jobs could be created for the same investment in education, health care, tax cuts, rebuilding, or any number of other socially productive means. studies have been done that show, for example, education dollar for dollar produces 238% more jobs than the amount of money invested in the military. no. 2, the wars are not over. despite the fact that we have a status of forces agreement, we will be leaving behind tens of thousands of private contractors in iraq. many, many more in afghanistan. clearly, our government is seeking to maintain a military presence as well. time that we put the pentagon on a diet, so that we can feed our communities. until that time, we hope that the council but advocate for this resolute -- for this resolution. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is susan and i am from the united educators of san francisco. we heard over the weekend t