Ignorant people. Our state is broke and in debt, period. We teachers in Washington State here have not had a COLA in two years, and I am not complaining about it. I get it. You don’t go into teaching to make the big bucks. Anyone living on the west side of Washington on a teacher’s salary knows that you are going to have a tough time making ends meet. So go into another profession. We have the BEST medical insurance available. We have dental coverage. Our benefits are paid for, for the most part, so why complain when your neighbor just lost his job? Unemployment is now at 10%, so I say that we are lucky to have a job. Stop complaining; you are contributing to the bad reputation that we already have around the country.
My ex works at the Seattle Zoo. I was astounded when I learned about the gold plated bennies they get. 100% medical
drugs dental and vision.
I wish I could buy and pay for a plan, let alone get it for free! Obama! Save meeeee!
You’re one of the good ones...thank you for what you do.
You know, I’ve started wondering if at least some of what we’re seeing in WI and elsewhere is partly a generational thing too. My experience as a long-time private sector employer was that with each successive generation, the employees became more entitled and ungrateful. I was around long enough to have experienced 3 separate generations of employees. The difference between the oldest and the youngest was shocking. I suspect when you combine that with a long history of entitlement and empowerment as fostered by public sector unions, it’s created a monster that’s going to be hard to reform.