2010 Teacher Actual Wages - Govt Wages Exposed

This will explain in a nutshell what all the 'hoopy doo' is all about in wisconsin....

   AVERAGE  WAGE AND BENEFITS  (remember this is for about 9 months of  work) 
   TEACHERS: 
   Milwaukee         $86,297  Elmbrook           $91,065  Germantown      $83,818  Hartland  Arrwhd    $90,285      (highest teacher was $122,952-lowest was  $64,942)  Men  Falls           $81,099  West  Bend        $82,153  Waukesha        $92,902  Sussex            $82,956  Mequon            $95,297  Kettle  Mor        $87,676  Muskego         $91,341 
   STAFF: 
   Arrowhead  - Bus Mng - Kopecky -  $169,525  Arrowhead  - Principal - Wieczorek -    $152,519  Grmtwn  -  Asst Princ - Dave Towers -  $123,222  Elmbrk   -  Burliegh Elemetary - Principal Zahn-   $142,315 (for a primary  school!!)  Madison  - Asst Principal - McGrath -  $127,835 
  
   UNIVERSITY  of WISCONSIN STAFF (2009) (salary  alone): 
   Michael  Knetter - Prof of Bus  -   $327,828  Carolyn  Martin -Chancellor Mad-   $437,000  Hector  Deluca - Prof of Nutritional Science - $254,877  (really??) 
   (source:Madison.com " target=_blank<http://madison.com/>   -as the UW removed salaries from being posted online in  2007- why if they are so  low?) 
  
   How  about some other "public servant job" ???  What do  they make? 
  
   Madison  Garbage men (2009) (salary  only): 
   Garbageman,  Mr. Nelson earned $159,258 in 2009, including $109,892  in overtime and other pay. Garbageman, Greg Tatman, who  earned $125,598 7 Madison garbage men made over $100,000  30 Madison garbage men made over  $70,000 
  
   MILWAUKEE  CITY BUS DRIVERS (salary  only): 
  
   136  Drivers made more than   $70,000     54 Drivers made more than   $80,000     18 Drivers made more than   $90,000      8 Drivers made more than   $100,000            Top Driver made   $117,000  (Source  WTMJ) 
   (The  average private bus driver makes $9-13 an  hour (about 20,000 yr) with no pension, or  healthcare.) 
  
  
   AND  WE ARE SUPPOSED TO CONTINUE PAYING 100% OF THEIR  GENEROUS RETIREMENT ? THEY HAVE SHUT DOWN SCHOOLS AS  THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY 5.8% OF IT THEMSELVES  ....REALLY?