Why can't teachers/cops live with 401(k)'s instead of pensions?

[zimmy]

Originally Posted by scottw

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Originally Posted by zimmy
Jim,
I am a science teacher in CT. I would never in a million years complain about my salary or benefits, but they are certainly not why I teach. I love teaching.


huh???

Let me make it simple for you scott... If I can make 110000+ in biotech and teaching pays 30,000, I can't justify teaching. I think my salary is in line with what it should be. My district the union also agreed to a pay freeze. It will cost me 3,000 per year for the rest of my career. We pay a fair percent of our benefits. I don't know too many teachers asking for more more more.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by zimmy

Let me make it simple for you scott... If I can make 110000+ in biotech and teaching pays 30,000, I can't justify teaching. I think my salary is in line with what it should be. My district the union also agreed to a pay freeze. It will cost me 3,000 per year for the rest of my career. We pay a fair percent of our benefits. I don't know too many teachers asking for more more more.

A pay freeze, without addressing thye benefits, is meaningless.

And if you give up a raise for one year, how does that cost you $3,000 every year for the rest of you career? How big was the raise that you gave up?

[scottw]

Originally Posted by zimmy

Let me make it simple for you scott... If I can make 110000+ in biotech and teaching pays 30,000, I can't justify teaching. I think my salary is in line with what it should be. My district the union also agreed to a pay freeze. It will cost me 3,000 per year for the rest of my career. We pay a fair percent of our benefits. I don't know too many teachers asking for more more more.

186 days

[zimmy]

Originally Posted by scottw

186 days

yes, that is 75% of a typical schedule. 30000, isn't 75% of 110000