Wash. Journal asked should schools get stimulus money

[ensho]

many of the callers said teachers should have their pay cut and schools should not get any money.

good grief!

teachers are underpaid and the stimulus money should have gone to the schools BEFORE going to the banks, autos, etc.


why ever do people hate teachers/schools? has everyone gone mad.

educated children are our future. under educated children are our down fall.

one woman hated that teachers got pension money. said she didn't get any so teachers shouldn't either. bizarre.

it was depressing listening to the callers this a.m.

[sandnsea]

1. Schools got stimulus money last year

A ton. And yes they should get more this year. But it's sad that you apparently didn't know, based on your banks and auto comment, how many billions they already received.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

2. $56 billion, to be precise.

With an additional $5 billion to be given out through various competitions.

[ensho]

3. you may beat me with a wet noodle

nt

[dkf]

4. Government employees make more money on average than non government employees and they have

Pensions which most people don't. They are now the priveledged class in comparison to the rest of the population.

[Bill McBlueState]

5. if this is true,

then the rest of us need to get our act together and fight for the things public employees have. Good pay and benefits don't come for free.

[dkf]

6. Employers are cancelling defined benefit plans because they have to come up with money

If the plan doesn't generate enough funds. Instead they are doing 401ks and if you don't have enough then it's tough luck.

Government employees are the ones who will be sitting pretty while the rest of us rise or fall on our own effort to save. So non government employees have to save for their own retirement and pay taxes to support govt workers pensions if they don't meet the investment returns needed.

Frankly in this day and age companies come and go. If they can survive for a long time the retiree benefits will probably drive them into bankruptcy.

I've been thinking of spending my last ten years in a government job for retirement and health benefits. No matter how well I do now those benefits are invaluable.