tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post8058831937581164795..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Teachers, Get Ready To Pay MoreDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-34724311681815813062014-05-15T22:19:52.354-07:002014-05-15T22:19:52.354-07:00Guilty of exaggeration. However, getting the true...Guilty of exaggeration. However, getting the true equilibrium wage, when you are virtually interchangeable (and, sadly, teachers are) does require a union. And it is mathematically provable. If you have demonstrably unique skills that are clearly measurable? Then no, you can certainly do fine without a union. Which is why I always argued for, at bare minimum, separating single subject teachers from multiple subject ... very different needs and skills; at best separating single subject teachers in to groups with different supply/demand issues.maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-67737964213477455372014-05-14T12:12:57.931-07:002014-05-14T12:12:57.931-07:00No, max, pay raises do *not* require unions.No, max, pay raises do *not* require unions.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-34945582792817652092014-05-14T07:22:18.346-07:002014-05-14T07:22:18.346-07:00Ugh. Sadly, the liberal teachers complain about pa...Ugh. Sadly, the liberal teachers complain about pay cuts /no raises except if its in the form of Obamacare.3rseduc / handsinthesoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03218555891546800241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-18637399184604191642014-05-13T21:21:46.139-07:002014-05-13T21:21:46.139-07:00Well... health care benefits should be taxed as in...Well... health care benefits should be taxed as income, just as if you won a prize on a game show. The only reason they haven't been is that employee health care developed as a part of a wage freeze, also a bad idea. All of this is indicative of a need to separate health care from employment. Employers don't like keeping up with premium increases, and employees should not enjoy being locked into a single program ...If there were competition, employers could pay more, (though, Darren, that still requires unions) and you could pay for the plan you needed. And it would be less expensive because they would need to compete for your purchase. When Kaiser has a virtual monopoly on healthcare for a very large group of people, one should not be surprised that rates keep going up. Hypothetically.maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.com