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Originally posted by taxwonk
Yeah, God forbid we pay them. After all, all the teachers have done is put themselves on the front line out of a mere sense of dedication. We certainly shouldn't reward them for educating our children, or dealing with issues like teen pregnancy, drug use, gangs, etc.
I too, believe in capitalism. Unfortunately, it speaks ill of our society that it values what I do more than what the people who teach my children do. There is certainly more utility to me spending my days figuring out ways to save a multi-billion dollar company millions of dollars so it can pay huge dividends to its British owner than there is in teaching kids to read and write, to become contributing members of society, and all too often, how to stay alive.
Sebby, this post of yours is another SD classic.
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Hey, don't get me wrong... I wish it were different. I'd love to teach and give up this shitstain career, but hey... I've got these cards. These are the rules of the game, so I have to play. If I want to eat at nice joints, I have to put up with the excuses for humans who permeate this field (and most similar fields) like lice on a bum's scalp. I can't get together with buddies and demand more, so why should teachers be allowed to do so?
But I will grant you this... I'm not half as offended at teachers getting more than I am at govt workers getting more. At least teachers aren't purposefully dragging on the economy and suckling at the subsistence teat.
