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Consolidation will never happen in NJ. People in NJ will rail against and moan about taxes, but everyone gets awfully quiet when consolidation is brought up.
The state has been circling the drain for some time now. At this point we can see the little whirlpool and the gurgling sound is getting louder as the last pieces of garbage are sucked into the underworld. This is the absolute worst state for businesses, hands down. It also has one of the highest if not the highest tax burdens in the country. You combine that with the state telling people who pay the most money in the country to live in what was once a nice community that they have to import the trash from other parts of the states and let them live there for free, and people with the means will just leave. Oh yeah, and crime is getting out of control with almost no penalties for violent crime and no way for decent people to defend themselves. You really can't run a state into the ground any harder than this. California eat your heart out.
The average teacher makes between $62-65,000. The average cop is above $92,000. There are many more teachers than cops and that is why teachers face the brunt of the resentment.
Before we hear but their benefits are so great- they pay up to 30% of their health care premium and 7% toward their pension. They also pay social security on top of that.
A new teacher has an retirement age of 65 not 55 for someone hired years ago.
I will verify the age and post a link to the new retirement rules.
The average teacher makes between $62-65,000. The average cop is above $92,000. There are many more teachers than cops and that is why teachers face the brunt of the resentment.
Among those I talk to about this it isn't the teachers, it's the layers of so-called high priced "administrative" personell that add to the high costs.
Check out the number of >$100k admin types in Newark's central district office alone.
The link gives you the rules for all the plans and the various tiers.
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