On 9/28/2014 4:46 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 9/28/14 4:31 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 12:43:39 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 9/28/14 12:08 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 11:06:06 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:



Are your public
school teachers still among the lowest paid in the nation?

It is certainly not because we are choking off the money we send to
the school boards. We spend over $12,000 per pupil each year (K-12).
If they choose to spend 60% of that money OUTSIDE the classroom, I
blame it on those overeducated assholes who run the school system.

Teachers start at $38,192 with a BA degree and that can go up to $66,
894 for a 9 month teacher with a PhD. If they actually work 12 months,
add another 33%


Teacher pay in Florida is still among the lowest in the nation.

http://www.teacherportal.com/teacher-salaries-by-state/

We also have a pretty low cost of living. You can take 7-10% right off
the gross because we do not have an income tax. Housing is cheaper and
you do not have those cold weather expenses.

If they don't want to live there, buy a Kevlar vest and move to DC
where the money is great.


Florida has nice beaches and great fishing. I remember sky-high car and
property insurance rates, grocery prices in Publix higher than they were
in Giant, fundamentalist churches seemingly on every corner, too many
houses with T1-11 siding and no basements, water shortages, congested
and underdeveloped state roads, lousy schools, a lack of drastically
needed social services. Of course, things might have changed in the last
20 years.

No wonder you like it so much. It's a transplanted rednecker's paradise.

You must have lived in a crappy neighborhood. Although, you are right
about Publix prices. The stores are nice though.