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**replicaypu** · 04-15-2010, 12:23 AM

Value is subjective, but IMO educating the next generation is very valuable. I think their pay is low because taxpayers are stingy. The low pay is only an indicator of what taxpayers think, which only shows that they are low value if you think an appeal to the masses is a valid argument.

That's a retarded statement. If education was so valuable then parents would bid up salaries for private school teachers and force up pay in the public sector. If anything, taxpayers are overpaying. Taxpayer preference provides a floor, not a ceiling.

I think what he is saying is that it has a high return on investment over the long term and is emotionally satisfying even though the direct economic impacts don't develop until decades later (when the kids grow up and start working themselves). I can easily see why many people would consider that a rewarding and necessary career which positively impacts many lives even if the immediate economic benefit is not apparent.

04-15-2010, 12:23 AM	#27
replicaypu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 432 Senior Member	Value is subjective, but IMO educating the next generation is very valuable. I think their pay is low because taxpayers are stingy. The low pay is only an indicator of what taxpayers think, which only shows that they are low value if you think an appeal to the masses is a valid argument. That's a retarded statement. If education was so valuable then parents would bid up salaries for private school teachers and force up pay in the public sector. If anything, taxpayers are overpaying. Taxpayer preference provides a floor, not a ceiling. I think what he is saying is that it has a high return on investment over the long term and is emotionally satisfying even though the direct economic impacts don't develop until decades later (when the kids grow up and start working themselves). I can easily see why many people would consider that a rewarding and necessary career which positively impacts many lives even if the immediate economic benefit is not apparent.
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