And he claims that this disparity -- which he doesn't show in the first place -- is "unsustainable". Which only shows how challenged Rush is in terms of integrity, intelligence, and basic mathematics.
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Sorry, I understand and agree with LEGITIMATE arguments that public employees, generally, often make more money than they should; but this is NOT a legitimate argument.
Plus, I'm very annoyed and disappointed (disgusted) with Rush lately; only in part due to his propensity toward this kind of LIE via statistics.
Its salary including benefits. Under that formula he makes sense. The tax payer covers all that cost, but one has to include the taxes the teachers pay as well. So it may be slightly less but not by much. Salary plus my benefits I am near 110K, but I done see that on my w2’s.