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Pay freeze for teachers

I get upset when I hear teachers complain because they pay $5 for a prescription, or that they have to pay for a small portion of their benefits. Like many people working today I went without a raise for four years and had my health coverage go so high I almost couldn't afford it. That being said, why do teachers think they're exempt from helping in this crisis. I've spent almost 25 years training adults for new careers and don't get any of the benefits our teachers get, but I'm thankful I have a job. Why do they feel entitled and unwilling be just be thankful that they have jobs. It makes me and many others sick. I have a solution. If they don't like the way they're being treated, then they can quit and look elsewhere, just like the rest of us. Stop whining and start becoming a responsible citizen instead of a burden.

 
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1 Thursday, 11 March 2010 13:51
L Lange
I get upset when people jump to erroneous conclusions. I am not a teacher, I am a concerned citizen of New Jersey, and if the issue in debate was a 'pay freeze', I would not be involved. However, what is being proposed will result in major cuts that affect all aspects of education, from fewer basic supplies to cutting arts funding. Our children will have less resources at their disposal and as a result they will suffer, not just the teachers. Education should be our top priority, not the first place we make budget cuts, and not to jump to conclusions myself, but people who think otherwise, like Christie, usually don't send their children to public school! It doesn't sound to me like you are thankful to have your job, it sounds like you are bitter that you don't have a better one. I have a solution for you, why don't if you take your own advice and quit and look elsewhere, or as you put it so eloquently, 'stop whining and start becoming a responsible citizen' by supporting the future of our state.

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