It’s that time of year in North Carolina, when teachers take a paid day off; flood our state’s capital; shout down our elected representatives while their in session; all the while demanding more money and respect from besieged taxpayers.
I would love a day’s wage for protesting in front of my boss's house. Oh, and for good measure, bust inside one of his meetings and scream what an ungrateful bastard he is for not paying me the national average. How long do you think I would have a job after pulling a stunt like that?
North Carolina teachers demand respect without reciprocation. I admit they work hard and have to put up with a lot of crap, but so do we. What I don’t appreciate is the obfuscations and outright lies that fills their rhetoric. This is what a teacher makes according to the News and Observer:
The average salary for a North Carolina teacher has increased to more than $50,000 a year for the first time.
Recently released figures from the state Department of Public Instruction put the average salary for a North Carolina public school teacher at $51,214 this school year. That’s $1,245 more than the previous school year.
The $50,000 benchmark has been a major symbolic milestone, with Republican candidates having campaigned in 2016 about how that figure had already been reached. Democrats argued that the $50,000 mark hadn’t been reached yet and that Republicans hadn’t done enough, especially for highly experienced teachers.
The average teacher salary has risen 12 percent over the past five years, from $45,737 a year. Since taking control of the state legislature in 2011, Republicans raised the starting base salary for new teachers to $35,000 and gave raises to other teachers.
I have written numerous blog post about this national average nonsense. If we are to get a true measure of what teachers make in the state of North Carolina then let’s compare median household income, median family income and per capita income. We’ve already established North Carolina teachers are paid $50,000 a year not including pensions or healthcare. Now let’s take a look at what the rest of us make compared to the national average:
Household income is an aggregate of all incomes combined in one residence whether it’s one person, or twenty illegal aliens in a one bedroom, one bath house.
Real Median Household Income in North Carolina
2016
|
1 Year Change
|
3 Year Change
| |
US
|
$57,617
|
+2.01%
|
+7.02%
|
North Carolina
|
$50,584
|
+4.44%
|
+6.94%
|
Wow, it looks like North Carolina teachers are doing rather well. Now let’s take a look at median family income which primarily consist of a married couples.
Real Median Family Income in North Carolina
2016
|
1 Year Change
|
3 Year Change
| |
US
|
$71,062
|
+2.81%
|
+7.71%
|
North Carolina
|
$62,289
|
+2.39%
|
+7.73%
|
Now for the truth teller: median per capita income:
Real Per Capita Income in North Carolina
2016
|
1 Year Change
|
3 Year Change
| |
US
|
$31,128
|
+2.54%
|
+7.19%
|
North Carolina
|
$28,156
|
+3.74%
|
+7.68%
|
WOW! North Carolina teachers make almost twice as much as their fellow Tar Heels and almost $20,000 more than the average American. Unbelievable. Yet, were supposed to shed tears for people who have better healthcare and retirement plans than we.
I can say without hesitation we just busted another liberal myth. But you can bet your ass, they’ll be back for as long as Republicans control the General Assembly.
Source:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article211172024.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article203186954.html
https://www.deptofnumbers.com/income/north-carolina/
https://bizfluent.com/info-8301472-difference-median-income-per-capita.html
http://economistsoutlook.blogs.realtor.org/2014/04/08/median-income-family-vs-household/
https://costonscomplaint.blogspot.com/2014/08/north-carolina-teachers-have-it-better.html
No comments:
Post a Comment