Surreal State of the State Speech

[CA renter]

My suggestions for fixing California’s budget problems:

1. Roll back the pension boost enacted by Gray Davis (and friends) to from 3% @XX to 2% @ 55 for public safety workers. I’m an ardent supporter of defined-benefit pension plans, but this increase was totally irresponsible, and I said so back then. Because this increase has been there for so long, and because many older workers have adjusted their finances because of it, those with 10 years or less left before retirement will need a lump payment, perhaps of $50K-$150K (a drop in the bucket when compared to the relative savings) in order to make up for the fact that they are too close to retirement to make up the difference.

2. Cut pay of municipal and state workers by 10%, if they haven’t already been cut (many have).

3. Get serious about illegal immigration, and either demand that the federal government supports all of the illegals and their children, OR charge the employers of illegal immigrants for **every single benefit** used by their workers AND their dependents (legal or not), and include infrastrucuture expenses AND the expenses related to administering this program.

[If we “fix” the illegal immigration problem, it will eliminate about 25-40% of the costs associated with education and prisons, and possibly “welfare” programs — all of these being the largest expenses in the state.]

4. Get rid of Prop 13 protection for all residences except a SINGLE, primary residence. Eliminate inheritability of Prop 13 protection IF the heir intends to “step-up” the cost basis upon death of a parent.

5. Get rid of Prop 13 protection for all commercial properties except for a SINGLE property (held by an individual or a trust/LLC controlled by that person). Eliminate the ability to pass Prop 13 protection from seller to buyer via corporate/LLC loopholes.

Once those things are done, see where everything stands, and then raise certain taxes, if necessary. I have a feeling we’d end up with a surplus if we enacted the changes noted above, though.

[Djshakes]

[quote=CA renter][quote=EmilyHicks]From this Article, average mid career salary for teachers:
Anaheim Union: 86.7k
Cypress Elementary: 70k
Huntington Beach High: 81k
Laguna Beach: 80k

And don’t forget about the 3.5 months off.

http://articles.ocregister.com/2009-04-02/education/24667835_1_teacher-salaries-average-salary-salaries-range%5B/quote%5D

Here’s the salary schedule for LAUSD teachers — the largest district in the state, and one of the highest-paying. Your numbers are way overstated.

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ltable.pdf%5B/quote%5D
That table isn’t even for regular credentialed teachers. Emergency and equivalent.

[Djshakes]

[quote=CA renter][quote=EmilyHicks]From this Article, average mid career salary for teachers:
Anaheim Union: 86.7k
Cypress Elementary: 70k
Huntington Beach High: 81k
Laguna Beach: 80k

And don’t forget about the 3.5 months off.

http://articles.ocregister.com/2009-04-02/education/24667835_1_teacher-salaries-average-salary-salaries-range%5B/quote%5D

Here’s the salary schedule for LAUSD teachers — the largest district in the state, and one of the highest-paying. Your numbers are way overstated.

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ltable.pdf%5B/quote%5D
That table isn’t even for regular credentialed teachers. Emergency and equivalent.

[Djshakes]

[quote=CA renter][quote=EmilyHicks]From this Article, average mid career salary for teachers:
Anaheim Union: 86.7k
Cypress Elementary: 70k
Huntington Beach High: 81k
Laguna Beach: 80k

And don’t forget about the 3.5 months off.

http://articles.ocregister.com/2009-04-02/education/24667835_1_teacher-salaries-average-salary-salaries-range%5B/quote%5D

Here’s the salary schedule for LAUSD teachers — the largest district in the state, and one of the highest-paying. Your numbers are way overstated.

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ltable.pdf%5B/quote%5D
That table isn’t even for regular credentialed teachers. Emergency and equivalent.

[Djshakes]

[quote=CA renter][quote=EmilyHicks]From this Article, average mid career salary for teachers:
Anaheim Union: 86.7k
Cypress Elementary: 70k
Huntington Beach High: 81k
Laguna Beach: 80k

And don’t forget about the 3.5 months off.

http://articles.ocregister.com/2009-04-02/education/24667835_1_teacher-salaries-average-salary-salaries-range%5B/quote%5D

Here’s the salary schedule for LAUSD teachers — the largest district in the state, and one of the highest-paying. Your numbers are way overstated.

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ltable.pdf%5B/quote%5D
That table isn’t even for regular credentialed teachers. Emergency and equivalent.

[Djshakes]

[quote=CA renter][quote=EmilyHicks]From this Article, average mid career salary for teachers:
Anaheim Union: 86.7k
Cypress Elementary: 70k
Huntington Beach High: 81k
Laguna Beach: 80k

And don’t forget about the 3.5 months off.

http://articles.ocregister.com/2009-04-02/education/24667835_1_teacher-salaries-average-salary-salaries-range%5B/quote%5D

Here’s the salary schedule for LAUSD teachers — the largest district in the state, and one of the highest-paying. Your numbers are way overstated.

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ltable.pdf%5B/quote%5D
That table isn’t even for regular credentialed teachers. Emergency and equivalent.

[CA renter]

[quote=Djshakes][quote=CA renter][quote=EmilyHicks]From this Article, average mid career salary for teachers:
Anaheim Union: 86.7k
Cypress Elementary: 70k
Huntington Beach High: 81k
Laguna Beach: 80k

And don’t forget about the 3.5 months off.

http://articles.ocregister.com/2009-04-02/education/24667835_1_teacher-salaries-average-salary-salaries-range%5B/quote%5D

Here’s the salary schedule for LAUSD teachers — the largest district in the state, and one of the highest-paying. Your numbers are way overstated.

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ltable.pdf%5B/quote%5D
That table isn’t even for regular credentialed teachers. Emergency and equivalent.[/quote]

Oops, my mistake; I was browsing around and linked the wrong one.

Here’s the right one:

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ttableannual.pdf

Still, nothing to indicate an average teacher’s salary is anywhere near $86K. Even maxed out credits and years, **with a PhD,** the top is $80K. I’d hardly call that “overpaid”.

[CA renter]

[quote=Djshakes][quote=CA renter][quote=EmilyHicks]From this Article, average mid career salary for teachers:
Anaheim Union: 86.7k
Cypress Elementary: 70k
Huntington Beach High: 81k
Laguna Beach: 80k

And don’t forget about the 3.5 months off.

http://articles.ocregister.com/2009-04-02/education/24667835_1_teacher-salaries-average-salary-salaries-range%5B/quote%5D

Here’s the salary schedule for LAUSD teachers — the largest district in the state, and one of the highest-paying. Your numbers are way overstated.

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ltable.pdf%5B/quote%5D
That table isn’t even for regular credentialed teachers. Emergency and equivalent.[/quote]

Oops, my mistake; I was browsing around and linked the wrong one.

Here’s the right one:

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ttableannual.pdf

Still, nothing to indicate an average teacher’s salary is anywhere near $86K. Even maxed out credits and years, **with a PhD,** the top is $80K. I’d hardly call that “overpaid”.

[CA renter]

[quote=Djshakes][quote=CA renter][quote=EmilyHicks]From this Article, average mid career salary for teachers:
Anaheim Union: 86.7k
Cypress Elementary: 70k
Huntington Beach High: 81k
Laguna Beach: 80k

And don’t forget about the 3.5 months off.

http://articles.ocregister.com/2009-04-02/education/24667835_1_teacher-salaries-average-salary-salaries-range%5B/quote%5D

Here’s the salary schedule for LAUSD teachers — the largest district in the state, and one of the highest-paying. Your numbers are way overstated.

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ltable.pdf%5B/quote%5D
That table isn’t even for regular credentialed teachers. Emergency and equivalent.[/quote]

Oops, my mistake; I was browsing around and linked the wrong one.

Here’s the right one:

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ttableannual.pdf

Still, nothing to indicate an average teacher’s salary is anywhere near $86K. Even maxed out credits and years, **with a PhD,** the top is $80K. I’d hardly call that “overpaid”.

[CA renter]

[quote=Djshakes][quote=CA renter][quote=EmilyHicks]From this Article, average mid career salary for teachers:
Anaheim Union: 86.7k
Cypress Elementary: 70k
Huntington Beach High: 81k
Laguna Beach: 80k

And don’t forget about the 3.5 months off.

http://articles.ocregister.com/2009-04-02/education/24667835_1_teacher-salaries-average-salary-salaries-range%5B/quote%5D

Here’s the salary schedule for LAUSD teachers — the largest district in the state, and one of the highest-paying. Your numbers are way overstated.

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ltable.pdf%5B/quote%5D
That table isn’t even for regular credentialed teachers. Emergency and equivalent.[/quote]

Oops, my mistake; I was browsing around and linked the wrong one.

Here’s the right one:

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ttableannual.pdf

Still, nothing to indicate an average teacher’s salary is anywhere near $86K. Even maxed out credits and years, **with a PhD,** the top is $80K. I’d hardly call that “overpaid”.

[CA renter]

[quote=Djshakes][quote=CA renter][quote=EmilyHicks]From this Article, average mid career salary for teachers:
Anaheim Union: 86.7k
Cypress Elementary: 70k
Huntington Beach High: 81k
Laguna Beach: 80k

And don’t forget about the 3.5 months off.

http://articles.ocregister.com/2009-04-02/education/24667835_1_teacher-salaries-average-salary-salaries-range%5B/quote%5D

Here’s the salary schedule for LAUSD teachers — the largest district in the state, and one of the highest-paying. Your numbers are way overstated.

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ltable.pdf%5B/quote%5D
That table isn’t even for regular credentialed teachers. Emergency and equivalent.[/quote]

Oops, my mistake; I was browsing around and linked the wrong one.

Here’s the right one:

http://www.teachinla.com/Research/documents/salarytables/ttableannual.pdf

Still, nothing to indicate an average teacher’s salary is anywhere near $86K. Even maxed out credits and years, **with a PhD,** the top is $80K. I’d hardly call that “overpaid”.

[no_such_reality]

Did you read the notes?

1. 15% bonus for National Board Cert. Basically, add 15% to every entry.

2. $3000 for bilingual.

3. the schedule points are based on semester units (going through the motions count grinding out training sessions). The steps are just years employment. You did notice that Schedule 27 is the only one going out to steps (years) 11-14? That should clue you in to the way the advancement through schedule works.

And that last note: annual rates shown, for full time assignments (6 hour or 8 hours)

Plus the note at the top (Annual is 204 paid days or equivalent hours) AKA 1632 hours.

A work year in private sector is 2080 less a pittance of holidays (six to eight) and somewhere between two and four weeks vacation. let’s call it three on average and 7 holidays. 1900 hours roughly.

Look at the table, a teacher with 8 years experience will be in the $65K range base. Add 15%. That’s $74,750. Or are you saying the average teacher in LA hasn’t been around 8 years had hasn’t been doing any training? Possibly add $3000 on bilingual.

[no_such_reality]

Did you read the notes?

1. 15% bonus for National Board Cert. Basically, add 15% to every entry.

2. $3000 for bilingual.

3. the schedule points are based on semester units (going through the motions count grinding out training sessions). The steps are just years employment. You did notice that Schedule 27 is the only one going out to steps (years) 11-14? That should clue you in to the way the advancement through schedule works.

And that last note: annual rates shown, for full time assignments (6 hour or 8 hours)

Plus the note at the top (Annual is 204 paid days or equivalent hours) AKA 1632 hours.

A work year in private sector is 2080 less a pittance of holidays (six to eight) and somewhere between two and four weeks vacation. let’s call it three on average and 7 holidays. 1900 hours roughly.

Look at the table, a teacher with 8 years experience will be in the $65K range base. Add 15%. That’s $74,750. Or are you saying the average teacher in LA hasn’t been around 8 years had hasn’t been doing any training? Possibly add $3000 on bilingual.

[no_such_reality]

Did you read the notes?

1. 15% bonus for National Board Cert. Basically, add 15% to every entry.

2. $3000 for bilingual.

3. the schedule points are based on semester units (going through the motions count grinding out training sessions). The steps are just years employment. You did notice that Schedule 27 is the only one going out to steps (years) 11-14? That should clue you in to the way the advancement through schedule works.

And that last note: annual rates shown, for full time assignments (6 hour or 8 hours)

Plus the note at the top (Annual is 204 paid days or equivalent hours) AKA 1632 hours.

A work year in private sector is 2080 less a pittance of holidays (six to eight) and somewhere between two and four weeks vacation. let’s call it three on average and 7 holidays. 1900 hours roughly.

Look at the table, a teacher with 8 years experience will be in the $65K range base. Add 15%. That’s $74,750. Or are you saying the average teacher in LA hasn’t been around 8 years had hasn’t been doing any training? Possibly add $3000 on bilingual.

[no_such_reality]

Did you read the notes?

1. 15% bonus for National Board Cert. Basically, add 15% to every entry.

2. $3000 for bilingual.

3. the schedule points are based on semester units (going through the motions count grinding out training sessions). The steps are just years employment. You did notice that Schedule 27 is the only one going out to steps (years) 11-14? That should clue you in to the way the advancement through schedule works.

And that last note: annual rates shown, for full time assignments (6 hour or 8 hours)

Plus the note at the top (Annual is 204 paid days or equivalent hours) AKA 1632 hours.

A work year in private sector is 2080 less a pittance of holidays (six to eight) and somewhere between two and four weeks vacation. let’s call it three on average and 7 holidays. 1900 hours roughly.

Look at the table, a teacher with 8 years experience will be in the $65K range base. Add 15%. That’s $74,750. Or are you saying the average teacher in LA hasn’t been around 8 years had hasn’t been doing any training? Possibly add $3000 on bilingual.

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