Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry Lime
"Who goes there? Walking on my bridge? You will have to pay a toll!"
"Why it's me. A teacher that corrals your horrible spawn under unbearable conditions."
"My children can do anything that they please, as I am a wonderful parent, and my live in child care givers are from distant lands!"
"Can you at least make them do their homework?"
"That is your job, somehow! You make less money than I do, therefore I am your better, and you are my slave. You will take what I give you, and thank me for allowing you time to sleep during the week. Now, get off my bridge."
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This response suggests that you believe that teachers are morally and ethically superior to all other vocations. Did I capture the essence of your response?
I'm not saying that they should cut salaries because they're overpaid. I'm saying that there's literally no money in the public coffer and you have to find REAL significant cuts, or REAL savings. Not just "administrative inefficiencies" and "cutting the fat".
Salaries are generally the largest cost of any company or department. A 5% rollback will get you huge savings, much like a 5% PST will bring in huge revenue. In a dire time like this, when we are borrowing for operations (and not just capital), I'm curious why you would suggest that public work should be immune to the problem of having no money.