My view on your above statement:
Teachers should be paid right out of the box at a minimum (basing this on my location) 60K + benifits, but.... Let's really do something with the strong arm union. (I will catch shit for that)
*My mother was an educator for 28 years, in the Union, so I have an understanding how they operate*
I was a Govt. Employee as well as my father, we both served the POTUS, although he was much closer to the Commander in Chief, we both had our jobs to do, and were equally under paid.
Today's troops are under paid, under funded and it disgusts me to see and hear that troops and their dependents need further government assistance to live.
We need to certainly seperate which CEO's are in the arena of the Criminal Corps. I do take a personal interest in the statement because of my position, and my family members position in business. We do make a good living, as do the workers in the warehouse and shipping. Our sales force make a great living if the perform, BUT ! They don't want to be called on the carpet. I have spent some time on the company logo myself, mostly good, sometimes missing some ass.
The big dog, my dad, the Chairman, the CEO, gives out NO INTEREST LOANS to his employees who need financial assistance from time to time, and he has been paid back, always !
This company started with 3 people 19 years ago, those 3 people are still with the business and has grown to close to 100.
The big dog is close to 70, he doesn't want to step down, he pushes himself every day, sure he golfs, usually 77 to 83. Would he be considered rich, wealthy? I guess so, but he drives a very expensive car, I have been it the car with him when at a stop sign, if he spots a coin on the ground, he will put his car in park, get out and get the nickel. He doesn't give a shit if everyone is honking at him are cussing him out, he just replies, "Fuck them, you see what I am driving and what they drive" "Every nickel counts"