From a Facebook Page

Sean McKibben

"Teachers' hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or 10 months a year! It's time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do - babysit! We can get that for 1/2 of minimum wage. That's right... Let's give them $3.00 an hour and only the hours they worked; not any of that silly planning time, or any time they spend before or after school. That would be $19.50 a day (.........7:45 to 3:00 PM with 45 mins off for lunch and plan-- that equals 6 1/2 hours). Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their children. Now how many students do they teach in a day...maybe 30? So that's $19.50 x 30 = $585.00 a day. However, remember they only work 180 days a year!!! I am not going to pay them for any vacations. LET'S SEE.... That's $585 X 180= $105,300 per year. (Hold on! My calculator needs new batteries). What about those special education teachers and the ones with Master's degrees? Well, we could pay them minimum wage ($7.75), and just to be fair, round it off to $8.00 an hour. That would be $8 X 6 1/2 hours X 30 children X 180 days = $280,800 per year. Wait a minute --there's something wrong here! There sure is... The average teacher's salary (nation wide) is $50,000. $50,000/180 days = $277.77/per day/30 students=$9.25/6.5 hours = $1.42 per hour per student--a very inexpensive baby-sitter and they even EDUCATE your kids!) WHAT A DEAL!!!! Make a teacher smile; re-post this to show appreciation for all educators."

He's right. Teachers do not get enough praise for their dedication. And now everyone wants to pack more into classrooms and get rid of teachers as if they were tissues. Thanks Governors Kasich and Walker and Scott. Just this past week I have heard that Florida could get many NEW high tech jobs but the level of education there is not high enough. Solution, tax breaks to companies and firing more teachers to balance the revenue cuts. When will we ever learn that trickle down and supply side economics never work. The math is simple, cut revenue, cut expenses. But they don't and can't teach math and civics anymore.

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Clean Water Act




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Things Are Not Always What They Seem

A group of art pictures with a fascinating topic.

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Today's Humor

Who can save the persecuted bankers?

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A Quiet Toone for a Friday



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Behind the GOP’s OWS backlash

Great article. Makes you wonder what was so wrong about the 60s and 70s. Integration? The EPA? The end of the war?

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Rand Paul, Idiot!

After reading Rand "Aqua Buddha" Paul's remarks about the Occupy Wall Street and his fear they will take things from the rich, I wonder if perhaps Rand really is as shallow and as greedy and as fearful as he seems. This from a man who had to start a new organization to get certified as an eye doctor. The other tests must have been too tough.

Living in fear must suck. I mean who lives in fear of not being able to pay for a house or medical or food. What? the 99%ers? What would Rand care? He gots his and is only afraid a mob may take it from him.

What an asshat!

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Three views of a bass guitar







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Hate in Wyoming

Thirteen years ago today.

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What Up Wit Dat?

is this a "let them eat cake" moment or a moment where our noses are
ground into the ground. You will notice a small banner for buying pizza
for protesters at the bottom. Please donate.

and it sure looks like there are more than the couple of hundred protesters there than the media seems to cover.

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