In light of the schooling discussion
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| Sat, 03-22-2008 - 8:39pm |
we've been having below, a friend send me this which I thought you all might enjoy.
Teacher's Salary
Teachers' hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or 10 months a year!
It's time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do…baby-sit!
We can get that for less than minimum wage. That's right. Let's give them $3.00 an hour and only the hours they worked, not any of that silly planning time.
That would be $19.50 a day (7:00 AM to 3:30 (or so) PM with just 25 min. off for lunch).
Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their children.
NOW...
How many do they teach in a class, 30? So that's $19.50 x 30 = $585.00 a day. However, remember they only work 180 days a year!!! We're not going to pay them for any vacations.

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Oh you are so right that it doesn't leave those with a lot of foresight with as many options as those who plan ahead.
I think that in our culture there is a moral/value correlation to pay.
If you had actually READ my post, I clearly stated that I am NOT one of those in my area who is hurting like that.
That's what I said. They should get the
I didn't say it was reasonable...it just is
This particular incident is my DH's ex-step mother. When his dad died...SHE should have been entitled to his Social Security because they were married for more than 10 years. BUT she's a teacher and therefore had to forfeit the claim to his money.
Personally I think the idea that she could've received money from his SS on a monthly basis is ridiculous since they hadn't been married for years. BUT turns out it didn't matter anyway.
I may be way behind in the conversation here, but I didn't take from Dollie's comment that she said people should move NOW. I think she meant before the economy ever got bad...
They were living in a high cost of living state and were probably having a hard time even then. If you work a minimum wage job or even have an entry level position, the idea that you can live comfortably in a high cost of living state is ridiculous. It would probably be wise to move where your salary and the cost of living can balance each other out.
I'm new to all of this, so I don't know what you mean by "windfall". I just know that one of DH's family members worked in one industry for 20 years, then became a teacher. When she retires, she will ONLY get a small portion of the funds she paid into the system for 20 years. Plus her teacher's retirement...which she only paid in to for 10 years.
She feels she's been cheated. I don't know what I think, but I don't like the idea of double dipping...and it sounds to me like that doesn't happen.
Economies tend to be local.....kind of like real estate.
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