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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 05:20 PM Original message |
Raise all teacher pay to the level of a living wage |
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earthside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. Where ... |
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norepubsin08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 05:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Tacoma Washington |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Anyone who would argue that $60,000 for a 10 month year |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Anyone who thinks teachers don't work 12 months out of the year is an insult to teachers. |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 05:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I know a lot of teachers and have 5 teachers in my |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Anecdotes are like opinions, of course...the teachers I know are training, researching curricula, |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I'll bet none of them works a 40 hour week, either |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 06:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Some teachers are more dedicated than others. |
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norepubsin08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. You're absolutely right... |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 11:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
63. Errrr...no |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. I do |
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norepubsin08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. That's bullshit |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Teachers I know work 11 1/2 months a yr, same as most full time folks. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
50. I disbelieve. (nt) |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 08:10 AM Response to Reply #50 |
81. Too bad. That's the trouble with teachers making the argument |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
90. bull. Most teachers do NOT work for 12 months |
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pnutbutr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-15-09 04:24 AM Response to Reply #7 |
104. I work for a school system |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. You can't live on 60,000 a year in Tacoma? So a 100,000 in NY isn't livable either I guess |
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norepubsin08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. That's not the point... |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
61. With All Due Respect, |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 02:28 AM Response to Reply #24 |
72. they should choose a different line of work then.. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 03:06 AM Response to Reply #24 |
79. says who? compared to what? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. That is gross pay. After all the deductions, maybe $40,000/yr |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:55 PM Response to Reply #27 |
58. That's still pretty excellent |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Depending on the field, that could be either over or under compensated |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
57. Jesus Christ, get in the real world. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 02:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
76. higher than half the people working in the us today. it's a living wage. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 09:42 AM Response to Reply #2 |
84. I've been at my job 12 years and make about half that. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. Is a national average of $50k acceptable? |
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norepubsin08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
26. 52K would be great but then take out |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Well, yeah...but everybody has those deductions. |
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norepubsin08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Not everybody has to constantly buy stuff for |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. You have to take post graduate classes to keep the same pay level? |
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norepubsin08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. often yes! |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. They'll lower your pay if you don't take a post graduate course? That's bizarre. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 03:04 AM Response to Reply #37 |
78. a certain number of continuing ed credits are mandated. if you don't take them, |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #78 |
96. Continuing ed credits wouldn't be post graduation courses necessarily would they? |
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norepubsin08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 10:02 AM Response to Reply #37 |
85. No you'll get no raise |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #85 |
97. You don't get a cost of living adjustment to cover inflation? |
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norepubsin08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. Lots of yes, no inflation adjustment |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Understood, but you can't use taxes, insurance, etc. in your argument. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 03:01 AM Response to Reply #26 |
77. everyone pays SS, L&I, federal & state taxes, etc. |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. The average teacher salary in my area is $54,000/ year |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
5. Reject Walmartization of education. Teachers should be full time with full benefits. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Teachers are already considered full time and their benefits better than many |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
38. Your notion that all teachers are full time is mistaken. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I misunderstood you post. Part timers are common in college, have seen few if any in HS |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. It's happening as districts retool for falling revenue |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. I've seen specialty teachers shared between schools. but never part time |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. In my hometown starting teacher salary is about $25,000. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. I'm not sure starting here, but friend with 12 yrs in here grosses $35,000 |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
13. Does 100,000 a year qualify as minimum wage or do you expect more |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 06:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. how's that cost of living in NY? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. My pension is 40% |
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Taking Our Country (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
20. And give all workers citizenship and better wages |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
21. I suggested in my journal a system of bonuses |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
30. How many on here think $60K is too much for teachers, but no problem with $500K or more for doctors? |
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norepubsin08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Teachers deserve way more than doctor's |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #32 |
44. Really? Would you let a physician 4 years out of high school operate on you? |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #32 |
59. Whichever teacher didn't explain apostrophes to you |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 11:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
62. ! |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Level of education is certainly a factor in the difference in these salaries, as is |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. My parents taught, and they BOTH had equivalent number of years of education of any MD... |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Bad teachers don't usually kill their charges. |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Bad teachers just kill their charges' chances for a good future.... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Um, not true--I'll bet we've all had at least one crappy teacher, at some point in our lives. |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Well I know plenty of people who had one bad teacher and gave up... |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 02:09 AM Response to Reply #56 |
69. What a bunch of crap. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 02:01 AM Response to Reply #48 |
68. Fail. One bad teacher in 13 years of schooling will not "kill" a child's potential |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 08:22 AM Response to Reply #68 |
82. Not to mention working 60 hours a week |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Yeah, any schmo can be a doctor and write prescriptions... |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Well, no one is forcing you to become a medical doctor. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. You seem to think teachers occupy some rarified air. In truth, many professions |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. No YOU seem to think doctors occupy rarified air. This is IMHO a big part of our healthcare crisis. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 11:35 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Well, I can help my kid with his homework, I can even home-school him |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 11:39 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. You just don't get it... enjoy being a nurse... |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 02:24 AM Response to Reply #67 |
71. You just don't get it, and you can't admit you have NO FUCKING CLUE |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 02:42 AM Response to Reply #67 |
74. You want respect but you use that level of condescension. Wonderful example. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 02:40 AM Response to Reply #54 |
73. I can assure you "any schmo" can do a lot of what teachers do. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 03:09 AM Response to Reply #73 |
80. any schmo can do a lot of what you do too. |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 08:31 AM Response to Reply #80 |
83. Where do you get the idea all doctors are rich? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #83 |
94. i think you've mistaken me for someone else. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #80 |
95. You are certainly right about that. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #35 |
88. The AMA is a bigger factor. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #88 |
91. There's often a nursing shortage, but that raises nurse wages across |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #88 |
92. Doctors' wages are high? Internists make $160,000 a year. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 02:43 AM Response to Reply #30 |
75. Yes, one is more important. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #30 |
87. Clearly $500k is a lot. |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #87 |
93. The only docs making $500K a year are elite surgeons |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-15-09 04:02 AM Response to Reply #30 |
103. Are doctors making 500k? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
39. I do earn a living wage |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
41. "Living" wage? How about paying them like the PROFESSIONALS they are? |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
45. In my state I'd be happy to see teachers earn as much as high school football coaches |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. It'd even 'better' in university, where the coaches earn orders of magnitude more (nt) |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:35 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Too true! |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #51 |
89. Woo, found one of the charts |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
55. Um teachers (esp after the first few years) already earn well above a living wage. |
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RadicalTexan (607 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
65. Is this for real? |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
70. Teachers make enough for a living wage.. |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
86. Better Idea: FIRE all the public school teachers |
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norepubsin08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-14-09 11:57 PM Response to Reply #86 |
99. It would have been worse in a private school |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-15-09 12:02 AM Response to Reply #86 |
100. Yes! |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-15-09 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
101. Teachers are paid a whole helluva lot better than most working folks in this country. |
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Baikonour (979 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-15-09 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
102. Corporate execs get paid millions to sit in high rise offices all day, pretending to be busy. |
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