[Vision2020] Flaggers...
Sunil Ramalingam
sunilramalingam@hotmail.com
Sun, 03 Aug 2003 22:13:29 -0700
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<P>I don't know Dan, have you *annualized* their salaries? What about graphs?</P>
<P>Sunil<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: "Dan Carscallen" <PREDATOR75@MOSCOW.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>To: "Vision2020" <VISION2020@MOSCOW.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Flaggers...
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:11:03 -0700
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<DIV></DIV>>Boring, maybe. Dangerous for sure. They put their lives on the line daily with all the drivers who are in too big a hurry to slow down for road construction. It's also seasonal, so they aren't looking at that paycheck year round.
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<DIV></DIV>>DC
<DIV></DIV>>----- Original Message -----
<DIV></DIV>>From: Don Kaag
<DIV></DIV>>To: Vision2020
<DIV></DIV>>Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 11:44 AM
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: [Vision2020] Flaggers...
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<DIV></DIV>>Janesta:
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Boring? Only if you don't have anything to think about.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Other than periodically turning the sign around, you are pretty much at
<DIV></DIV>>liberty to listen to tunes on your CD box headphones, work on the
<DIV></DIV>>perfect tan (Zonker would be jealous!), mentally solve the problems of
<DIV></DIV>>the world, flesh out the characters for that first novel, fantasize
<DIV></DIV>>about winning the lottery... the possibilities are endless!
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Regards,
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Don Kaag
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<DIV></DIV>>On Sunday, August 3, 2003, at 09:29 AM, JSullivan wrote:
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<DIV></DIV>> > But how boring of a job!
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > Janesta
<DIV></DIV>> > ----- Original Message -----
<DIV></DIV>> > From: "Don Kaag" <DKAAG@TURBONET.COM>
<DIV></DIV>> > To: "Vision2020" <VISION2020@MOSCOW.COM>
<DIV></DIV>> > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 9:20 AM
<DIV></DIV>> > Subject: [Vision2020] Professional position...
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> >> Visionaries:
<DIV></DIV>> >>
<DIV></DIV>> >> Here's another one:
<DIV></DIV>> >>
<DIV></DIV>> >> Highway construction site flaggers (Priv): $23.00/hr
<DIV></DIV>> >>
<DIV></DIV>> >> This does take extensive training... 4 hours to be certified.
<DIV></DIV>> >>
<DIV></DIV>> >> Hey, wait a minute, that's more than I make teaching, doesn't require
<DIV></DIV>> >> an advanced degree, it's air-conditioned, and you can get a tan...
<DIV></DIV>> >>
<DIV></DIV>> >> Heh, heh...
<DIV></DIV>> >>
<DIV></DIV>> >>
<DIV></DIV>> >> Regards,
<DIV></DIV>> >>
<DIV></DIV>> >> Don Kaag
<DIV></DIV>> >>
<DIV></DIV>> >> On Sunday, August 3, 2003, at 07:14 AM, Dale Courtney wrote:
<DIV></DIV>> >>
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Ted Moffett wrote:
<DIV></DIV>> >>>
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> As I wrote before, the lack of comparison between the incomes
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> of top professionals in other fields with the incomes of
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> public school teachers is a glaring oversight in your attempt
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> to show that MSD teachers are overpaid.
<DIV></DIV>> >>>
<DIV></DIV>> >>> You must have missed this in all my previous posts. This *has* been
<DIV></DIV>> >>> something addressed repeatedly.
<DIV></DIV>> >>>
<DIV></DIV>> >>> The following numbers are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here
<DIV></DIV>> >>> are the
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Mean Hourly Earnings by profession:
<DIV></DIV>> >>>
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Accountants & Auditors (S&L): $20.14/hr
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Computer Programmers (S&L): $21.27/hr
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Accountants & Auditors (Priv): $22.08/hr
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Computer Programmers (Priv): $24.49/hr
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Engineers, Architects, & Surveyors (S&L): $27.71/hr
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Secondary Teachers (S&L): $30.48/hr
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Elementary Teachers (S&L): $30.52/hr
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Engineers, Architects, & Surveyors (priv): $31.05/hr
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Lawyers (S&L): $34.64
<DIV></DIV>> >>>
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Note: these numbers do *not* take into consideration benefits, etc.
<DIV></DIV>> >>> They
<DIV></DIV>> >>> also do not take into account the teachers' 60 non-work days per
<DIV></DIV>> >>> year.
<DIV></DIV>> >>>
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Would you like me to post a correction to your Letter to the Editor,
<DIV></DIV>> >>> or
<DIV></DIV>> >>> would you prefer to do it yourself?
<DIV></DIV>> >>>
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Best,
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Dale Courtney
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Moscow, Idaho
<DIV></DIV>> >>>
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