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I would be ashamed to compare a job paid by the taxpayers, to those NOT paid by the taxpayers.. And then to equate they are equal.. I dont need to watch the video to see the ridiculousness of it.. I can see the title of the thread.. Nope.. dont need to even get passed that to see how ashamed liberals should be for even pretending they are similar..
I have a friend who is a teacher, and so is his wife.. they are both pulling in $75K a year, despite the fact that his wife is teaching in her SECOND year.. Thats not too shabby, so stop moaning and groaning about how much they are hurting.. Their $250,000 home is paid off, they travel to other countries EVERY summer,.. (they joined me for one trip which was a month long vacation out of the country).. and their age..mid 30's
Spare me the whining and moaning, as if that has anything to do with the topic and the ridiculousness of comparing them to NON TAXPAYER FUNDED businesses anyways..
Dont know the difference between one you CHOOSE to support, and one you are FORCED to.. then you are the one that should be ashamed..
I had a friend who was a teacher and didn't make that much and never took extravagant vacations. So what's your point? Anecdotes prove nothing.
Fox had a problem cutting pay of PRIVATE employees.. do you understand the difference between a PRIVATE employee, and a PUBLIC one? Do you need someone to hold your hand and explain to you that government shouldnt dictate what we make if government isnt paying us?
A teacher earning $100K is doing very well.. They are TEACHERS.. They get great benefits, and depending on where they live, they can live a fabulous life.. A Corporate executive on Wall Street earning $250K though isnt living high on the hog. Its NYC.. ...
A teacher earning 100K has worked over 20 years by that time, and will go the next 15+ years in the profession not making much more. In my district in which I teach, one of the highest paying in the nation, I am no where near that, and I have been in the profession for almost 15 years. I have a masters degree, 9 credits towards a second masters, and countless hours of professional development. Luckily my household is a two-income one (still not even close to $250K), or I would not be able to afford to live anywhere near the district in which I work -- also in a suburb of NYC. Even with two incomes, we are just getting by. I certainly would not call it "fabulous".
I have friends who are Wall Street executives (also in the profession for about the same time as I've been in teaching), making darn close to (and maybe more than) $250K, and they are certainly no where near poverty. They are one income families who have 3000 sq ft houses, two (or more) new cars, go on several island vacations a year, own a horse, in-ground pools, etc.
As far as "government isn't paying us", what was the Wall Street Bailout? Do you want to return that money back to the taxpayers? Or perhaps it should go to the schools so they can pay the salaries of countless teachers who received pink slips yesterday?
I would love to see the Fox anchors spend a week doing what I do at work and at home, to prove to them that I am worth my salary.
p.s. here is one such school district paying those wages, starting wage for some, $74,796.. + extras.. Why Teach At CPS? - Teacher Salary
$59,335 - $64,808 (M.A. +45) (Lane 5, Step 1 – Lane 5, Step 3)
$61,087 - $66,560 (Ph.D./Ed.D.) (Lane 6, Step 1 – Lane 6, Step 3)
Add in the extras like coaching, which is a bonus, testing pay, and regional bonuses, you can EASILY hit $75K
These are unrealistic salary levels. What you fail to realize is that someone with a MA plus 45 is typically not going to be on Step 1 (the first year of teaching). A teacher with these credentials has probably worked 20+ years and deserves every penny of their salary. Same goes for a teacher with a PhD. How many teachers are still actually teaching with a PhD? In 15 years teaching in two school districts, I've known 2. Do you realize how much tuition for a PhD costs? In most districts, it's not worth the pay raise to get one unless you have plans to go into Administration.
As far as coaching goes, do you know how many hours teachers spend at games and practice? Their time is worth something. And there are only a handful of teams to coach. You make it sound like every teacher is a coach, which is not true. And whatever "testing pay" and "regional bonuses" are, they don't exist in my district.
I have a friend who is a teacher, and so is his wife.. they are both pulling in $75K a year, despite the fact that his wife is teaching in her SECOND year.. Thats not too shabby, so stop moaning and groaning about how much they are hurting.. Their $250,000 home is paid off, they travel to other countries EVERY summer,.. (they joined me for one trip which was a month long vacation out of the country).. and their age..mid 30's
I highly doubt your friend is teaching anywhere and making $75K her second year of teaching. Certainly no place where houses are $250,000. Starter homes around here (NYC suburbs) are 1.5 times higher, and the highest paying district around here has a starting salary of barely $50,000.
A teacher earning 100K has worked over 20 years by that time, and will go the next 15+ years in the profession not making much more. In my district in which I teach, one of the highest paying in the nation, I am no where near that, and I have been in the profession for almost 15 years. I have a masters degree, 9 credits towards a second masters, and countless hours of professional development. Luckily my household is a two-income one (still not even close to $250K), or I would not be able to afford to live anywhere near the district in which I work -- also in a suburb of NYC. Even with two incomes, we are just getting by. I certainly would not call it "fabulous".
I have friends who are Wall Street executives (also in the profession for about the same time as I've been in teaching), making darn close to (and maybe more than) $250K, and they are certainly no where near poverty. They are one income families who have 3000 sq ft houses, two (or more) new cars, go on several island vacations a year, own a horse, in-ground pools, etc.
As far as "government isn't paying us", what was the Wall Street Bailout? Do you want to return that money back to the taxpayers? Or perhaps it should go to the schools so they can pay the salaries of countless teachers who received pink slips yesterday?
I would love to see the Fox anchors spend a week doing what I do at work and at home, to prove to them that I am worth my salary.
No one in their right mind thinks 250K is near poverty, or that 50K provides a lavish lifestyle. Those were just arguments used by FOX to justify their opinions on certain matters and in using those arguments they showed their hypocrisy. Many people here have continued the hypocrisy by making all sorts of excuses for it, but it doesn't change anything.
Still unable to dispute what I say is true, so you have to again, just blah blah blah, and make me the topic.. Thanks.. I'm flattered...
You're like a computer street tough!! If the computer was your neighborhood you would be a tough guy. I wonder if the computer knows just how much of a street tough you are? You must be from the streets with no cable and a computer street tough attitude. I admire you I don't have enough balls to talk crap on the internet. Only a true tough guy acts like a tough guy on a website.
Do you mean to imply that Fox News is the only network with an agenda?
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I dont need to watch the video to see the ridiculousness of it.. I can see the title of the thread.. Nope.. dont need to even get passed that to see how ashamed liberals should be for even pretending they are similar..
