tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post4911323909604048204..comments2024-03-13T03:24:01.167-04:00Comments on Marginalizing Morons: Thomas Sowell - Inside American EducationCaptiousNuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-34917181685959181622011-10-16T13:59:26.063-04:002011-10-16T13:59:26.063-04:00$69,000.00 for Boston teachers and $113,000.00 for...$69,000.00 for Boston teachers and $113,000.00 for Boston police shows the power of the unions. Big dues payments from members allows the union to just about "buy" politicians and put them into office. Then more money is used to lobby the same politicians who in turn approve pay raises. At the taxpayer's expense. Tenure along with the union's lawyers fight to keep "bad" teachers who get bloated salaries.M. Overstreetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-41734481114930974252008-02-22T16:41:00.000-05:002008-02-22T16:41:00.000-05:00coach g,Yeah, but you know what, I believe the fre...coach g,<BR/><BR/>Yeah, but you know what, I believe the free market public school teacher salary would be lower than 69k.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, in my fantastical free market scenario, the less-compensated teachers would be of higher quality.<BR/><BR/>I just came across another sage Sowell quote:<BR/><BR/><EM>The assumption that spending more of the taxpayers' money will make things better has survived all kinds of evidence that it has made things worse. The black family—which survived slavery, discrimination, poverty, wars, and depressions—began to come apart as the federal government moved in with its well-financed programs to "help."</EM><BR/><BR/>By the way, didn't you recommend that book in my comment threads before? Someone yesterday told me they started reading it upon that suggestion. See, some of us aren't immune to good gratuitous advice!CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-32636842744482070522008-02-22T10:12:00.000-05:002008-02-22T10:12:00.000-05:002006 average Boston teacher salary $69,076. 2006 ...2006 average Boston teacher salary $69,076. 2006 average Boston uniformed cop salary 113,617. You get what you pay for. Basic Economics by Sowell should be required reading for all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com