[Vision2020] Idaho Teachers Among Nation's Lowest Paid

[Tom Hansen]

Let me see if I have this right.

Ms. Kraut feels that teachers should not feel so poor, provided the rest of 
the state is poor as well?

That is similar to saying that a person living in the 9th Ward of New 
Orleans should not feel poor as long as that person is earning an annual 
income commensurate with everybody else in the 9th Ward.

Hmmmmm.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


>From: "J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
>To: pkraut at moscow.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Idaho Teachers Among Nation's Lowest Paid
>Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:20:02 -0700
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>Median wages, according to Idaho Job Serivce, is $25,911 
>(http://lmi.idaho.gov/cgi/dataanalysis/incomeReport.asp?menuchoice=income)
>
>Some people can live off that - others can't.  Should it be expected that 
>we do?
>
>J  ;)
>
>
>
>
>>From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut at moscow.com>
>>To: "vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Idaho Teachers Among Nation's Lowest Paid
>>Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:42:57 -0700
>>
>>I have lived in Idaho a long time and know the $29 thou would go a long 
>>way.
>>Especially if its a two income household. I would ask what is the median
>>income of Idaho residents? I think this is another very misleading NEA
>>argument. Thre are more ways to understand the differences that just that
>>Idaho pays less.