Our Tax Dollars at Work

Not surprising, but sad none the less....

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It comes from the most respected news site on the Internet, The Chive....

I thought what they were analyzing was pretty obvious from the map title " The highest paid public employee" by state

http://thechive.com/2013/08/14/maps-that-will-help-you-better-understand-the-world-32-hq-photos/

I can't see the map title. Thanks for the explanation. That is pretty sad.

Can you see the map of the whole country or just part of the US?

chickaree wrote: I can't see the map title. Thanks for the explanation. That is pretty sad.

I can see it now! I guess my tablet doesn't show the entire image.

The rest of the story is that in many states those coaches are going to get the same public employee pensions that teachers get, meaning they can get a very large percentage of those salaries at retirement for the rest of their lives assuming they put in the years.

I read that the recently retired football coach at Nevada, Chris Ault (not that he was the top salary in the state), is pulling a state pension of a few hundred thousand a year.

The football programs shold pay those salaries, not our tax dollars. Maybe the NFL could subsidize them as college football mostly benefits it.

chickaree wrote: The football programs shold pay those salaries, not our tax dollars. Maybe the NFL could subsidize them as college football mostly benefits it.

That's a good option! The reason they are so highly paid is that the players, essentially, are playing for their tuition and room and board. Pennies compared to what the universities get out of the programs.

I say pay the college players and free up their scholarships for people who really want to be at the school to get an education!!