Posted on 07/11/2012 1:59:20 PM PDT by 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.
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“To me, that seems to be an injustice.”
Me too! The guy should be making more considering the difficulty of the work.
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.
This teacher should have some whine with that government cheese he or she is eating.
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.
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