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Amen! I'm out here in Longmont, Colorado where the school district BLEW 15 million bucks due to mismanagement and had the gall to call for a referendum to increase taxes to give the teachers a payraise. The two teachers who live next door to me were all for it. Both of them bought a NEW Jeep this year PLUS a used Jeep for their son. We live in a nice neighborhood where the houses run from $250,000 - $500,000 so they're doing ok. Hubby also bought a Harley to scoot around on. They pay NO medical premiums either. They are off three months of the year and have TOO MANY long holidays. I just can't believe these people were bitching about their pay raise like we owed it to them.

"The two teachers who live next door"

Firstly, this thread was on the hourly wages of teachers.

Secondly, you do not seem to have used an adequate sample size in your survey of teachers. Perhaps they inherited money. Perhaps they made wise investments. Perhaps they live on credit.

Thirdly, do you really think it is the teachers' fault that the beauracracy mismanaged funds? Most teachers that I know (and I know several hundred) hate the beauracracy and hate how the money is spent. Unfortunately, the majority of teachers do not have any say whatsoever in how money is spent in the district. To have a say, you usually have to become part of the beauracracy you hate. I am working my way around to having an impact from the outside, but it is a long process.