Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

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If they worked a full year of 2040 hours this would amount to a total pay package of $155,366 at $76.16/hr.

But they don't work a full year. They work 188 days. But their salary has to cover them for a full year like anyone else. If they worked a full year, their package would probably remain exactly what it is now.

The math here is obviously faulty. The correct thing to do, to compare what teachers earn a year to what everyone else earns for a year, is to take what they earn and spread that over 12 months. Not 188 days. Because professionals are paid a yearly salary and benefits package, not an hourly wage.

You also cannot include pension money in the yearly calcuation, because that is deferred pay.

[geeker2]

uh oh....polls don't lie do they?

http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/...ion-households

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it's funny, when school is mentioned as going all year long, the teachers wan't a pay raise. but when you say they make too much money based on working half a year, they try to show that they work all year. still haven't figured out how that works.

and i wish my husbands insurance was set up like the schools here. sure would save me a ton of money.

as for unions-i think all states should be right to work states, as it is here in arkansas. you aren't forced to join a union here; it's a choice- it should be a choice everywhere. i think that's where many have an issue with a union. you choose to join a profession, you're automatically in, dues collected, etc, etc, whether you like it or not. whether you agree with the union or not.

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Originally Posted by geeker2

uh oh....polls don't lie do they?

http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/...ion-households

You always look at the sampling methodology, and compare to the margin of error the poll publishes. Some pollsters have a great reputation for predictive accuracy, some do not. The contention made here, that you have to exactly match the percentage number per category within the population you are sampling, isn't true from a statistical accuracy sense. There are lots of other things that come into play. The PDF posted with this article doesn't even list the sampling technique for selecting who was talked to, that I can find.

I can get an accurate scientific study published using just 6 horses, if you treat the datum accurately and fairly in a statistical sense. And no, that is not "making numbers say what you want".

(sorry, had to repost this under me)

[SOREHOOF]

Do you happen to be a member of a veternary union? Have you ever been in a union? I have.

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Originally Posted by SOREHOOF

Do you happen to be a member of a veternary union? Have you ever been in a union? I have.

There is no veterinary union. Yes, I have.