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Christie to teacher: You can quit
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Posted on 05/26/2010 12:44:11 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Christie to teacher: You can quit By: Andy Barr May 26, 2010 03:00 PM EDT

New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie told a disgruntled teacher that if she doesn’t like the pay, she doesn’t “have to do it.”

Christie was speaking to a small crowd in a church gymnasium in Rutherford on Tuesday when the Bergen County Record caught the exchange between Kearny teacher Rita Wilson and the governor.

Wilson claimed that if she were getting paid only three dollars an hour for the 30 students she teaches, her salary would be $83,000 a year, a much higher sum than her current take.

“You’re getting more than that if you include the cost of your benefits,” Christie pointed out.

The teacher responded by saying that she has a master’s degree and that her current salary isn’t compensating her for the value of her higher education as well as her experience.

To that, the governor responded: “Well, you know then that you don’t have to do it.”

(Excerpt) Read more at dyn.politico.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: chrischristie; education; newjersey; thrillnottingle
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To: Onelifetogive
I can tolerate a RINO much better from a state like Mass

Yeah, well that RINO from Mass was the 60th vote that made possible Senate passage of that financial reform monstrosity.

61 posted on 05/26/2010 1:09:41 PM PDT by kevao
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To: Sub-Driver
New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie told a disgruntled teacher that if she doesn’t like the pay, she doesn’t “have to do it.”

Hoo-rah!!!

62 posted on 05/26/2010 1:11:39 PM PDT by markomalley (Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus)
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To: dartuser
I'm way ahead of you on that one. Photobucket
63 posted on 05/26/2010 1:13:03 PM PDT by BattleHymn
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To: God luvs America
correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t the teacher claiming she works 27,667 hours per year ($83K/3 per hour)...

No, she's claiming $3/hour times 30 students equals $90/hour, which is a lot of moola for a government servant. She's not counting her 3 month vacation or knocking off work at 3pm.

64 posted on 05/26/2010 1:13:13 PM PDT by Reeses (Children, prisoners, and Democrats need adult supervision.)
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To: Windcatcher

funny you mention Bryn Mawr College - not many would know about that lib bastion.......Only kids of rich mainliners....


65 posted on 05/26/2010 1:13:56 PM PDT by Sub-Driver (Proud member of the Republican wing of the Republican Party)
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To: keats5
I get a kick out of her math. If she earned $3 per hour, she would have to work 27,667 hours in a year to knock down an annual salary of $83K. That works out to 532 hours per week, when there are only 168 hours per week.

I'm sure she thinks she deserves at least $3 per hour per student, which would work out to a 23 hour week for the 40 weeks or so which she works per year.

It is kind of like a million dollar a year mediocre major league baseball player saying he really less than $0.14 per hour: one million divided by 162 games x 3 hours times an average paid attendance of 15,000 fans.

66 posted on 05/26/2010 1:14:27 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: RockinRight
Not that I am aware of. I know his response to the obamacare passage was to have his attorney general look into NJ filing a suit but so far nothing has transpired.

Compared to that neo-marxist Corzine, or any other governor NJ has had in my lifetime Christie is a breathe of fresh air in THIS state. National speaking, we can and must do better.

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67 posted on 05/26/2010 1:15:40 PM PDT by mrmeyer ("When brute force is on the march, compromise is the red carpet." Ayn Rand)
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To: Onelifetogive

Chicago teachers work 2.4 hours per school day by contract and get relatively good money.

Probably much the same deal here.

$86,000/90 per hour/180 teaching days = 5.30 hours per day teaching.

Not a bad gig.


68 posted on 05/26/2010 1:15:50 PM PDT by texmexis best (My)
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To: kevao
Yeah, well that RINO from Mass was the 60th vote that made possible Senate passage of that financial reform monstrosity.

I disagree. I count about 20 Dim Senators from conservative-leaning states. They made this monstrosity possible.

69 posted on 05/26/2010 1:16:03 PM PDT by Onelifetogive (Flame away...)
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To: Sub-Driver

It’s amazing that what he is doing is considered unique. It should be commonplace.


70 posted on 05/26/2010 1:17:20 PM PDT by FTJM
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

Why don’t we employ some name economy here and just rename him to Chris Tingle on FR? I mean, everyone will know to whom we are referring. Just a thought...


71 posted on 05/26/2010 1:17:41 PM PDT by OriginalChristian (Neutralize In November...)
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To: Sub-Driver

“You can quit”. Precisely what I’ve said to an employee or two. Good man!


75 posted on 05/26/2010 1:19:49 PM PDT by albie
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To: Incorrigible

Good find! Look at those salaries. What in the heck are those teachers complaining about?


76 posted on 05/26/2010 1:19:53 PM PDT by RightAgain
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To: kevao

good one!!


77 posted on 05/26/2010 1:20:12 PM PDT by lakeman (,)
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To: Incorrigible

I’m sure she’s a lib, so, lying is their first and second nature.


78 posted on 05/26/2010 1:20:36 PM PDT by Catsrus (Have)
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To: Skip Away
Chris Christie has already shown more balls in 5 months than Bush did in 8 years.

Bush is why we have Obama.
79 posted on 05/26/2010 1:21:02 PM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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To: Vigilanteman

Yep, that took me aback too, when I realized she was talking about being paid a separate hourly rate for each child, even though she is not offering individualized instruction.

Every worker can play that game.


80 posted on 05/26/2010 1:21:42 PM PDT by keats5 (Not all of us are hypnotized.)
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