One of the Democrats favorite (but weak) causes is the low salaries of teachers. It is a topic that is tough to fight them on because everyone wants talented, well compensated teachers for their kids. A recent survey shows that the average teacher makes $46,000 a year. That ain't too shabby, especially when you factor in that is for less than 9 months of work a year. So I have a solution. Since teachers only work from September to June, they have that natural downtime from June to the end of August. My proposal is that we make teachers part of the city street department in the summer. Put 'em to work mowing grass, filling pot holes, and cleaning out sewers. This way they have a well paying job over the summer to supplement their income. It's still a government job, so they won't have too work too hard, but they will work up a sweat instead of just getting fat. I'm sure the teachers' union would be fully supportive of municipalities having teachers work a little more for a little extra pay.
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