Other voices: Supply and demand in the Oil Patch

Pioneer Press ^ | 7-10-12 | editors-Grand Forks Herald

[TurboZamboni]

The guy has zero college and walks out of high school and is making 90-grand," said a Williston, N.D., teacher with a master's degree, speaking to The Associated Press about a former student who's working in the Oil Patch.

"To me, that seems to be an injustice."

Say what? Neither justice nor a degree entitles a person to a higher income. That's one of the fundamental truths of the labor market, and people in Williston and elsewhere should understand why.

[count-your-change]

“To me, that seems to be an injustice.”

Me too! The guy should be making more considering the difficulty of the work.

[reformedliberal]

Factoring in the taxes paid on that 90k, the kid isn’t making as much as the jealous teacher thinks. He’s contributing to the teacher’s eventual Medicare and SS, too.

[wintertime]

This teacher should have some whine with that government cheese he or she is eating.

[SCalGal]

And test scores will drop,but your property taxes will still go up to pay for the latest school levy and pension increase.

And I still wouldn't be able to get a darned pencil sharpener for my classroom.

If that teacher wants to make $90k, then he should go work in the oil fields.