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Originally posted by only14u:
teyates - if you are going to talk about Dr. Hubbert, at least learn what his name is
Yes, teachers get a paycheck in the summer months. That is to ensure that their families eat during those months. Their pay is divided into 12 equal installments instead of 9 or 10.
Teachers in Alabama have very good insurance and retirement plans. Those are the direct result of the hard work Dr. Hubbert and AEA have done over the last 30 years.
I did not say teachers were underpaid - they have been in the past - I know some couples(both of them teachers) that actually qualified for food stamps. Yes, I know that other professions in Alabama also qualify for food stamps on their salaries. I think they should also make more money(policemen, firefighters).
You moaned about your property tax - Alabama has one of the lowest, if not the lowest, property tax in the nation. We will never progress as a state until this is changed.
Not everyone is cut out to be a teacher - yes there are teachers in the classroom now that should not be there. There are people in every job in America that have no business being there and don't get fired. Some of them are making the cars we drive, the food we eat, the gas we use to power those cars. You pay for all of those mistakes and bad employees also. It's just not laid out for you in black and white like a teachers salary and benefits are.
The bottom line is this - when there is not enough money coming from the state, county, city or where ever, cuts have to be made and the classroom teacher is it.
Thanks to a teacher you can read this forum and participate in engaging conversation
Sorry, as long as we both know who I am talking about, I will call him Bubba or whatever, he is still a crook and a villian to the people of Alabama. If I hear one more person talk about low property taxes are in this state I think I will go postal. Property taxes may be somewhat low compared to other areas, but we are also economically depressed. We also have huge car taxes (tags), business licenses for everything from dentistry to garage sales, and high sales taxes.
While in one breath you want to do away with taxes on groceries, you want to increase other's property tax. In this state most all of the retirees pay no state income tax if they worked for the state, railroad, or another government entity. Most are also exempt from property tax. I lived in a very affluent neighborhood where many of the older people there bragged about not paying taxes on their multimillion dollar homes. They were able to file exempt status for some reason or another.
Yes, the bottom line should be if you do not have enough money to do what you want, do not go and borrow it, or increase taxes. Make a tough choice and decide what needs to be cut, and then man up and do it.
Teachers have it pretty sweet compared to some professionals, and I know lots of people who would change places with them.
They deserve to be paid, but do not come to me and want more tax money because you have to teach 22 kids, rather than 20. Suck it up and do your job.
Sooner or later the people of the state are going to wise up and the AEA and Paul Hubbard (Hubbert, Bubba, or whatever) is going to lose their grip on the Legislature, and then maybe some real change will take place.