Letter to the Editor
Daily Press
October 26, 2009
A response to a letter from Judith Grounds of Barstow, California. Her letter to the editor appeared in the Daily Press of October 26, 2009.
Again, one of our sacrificing educational public sector employees has exposed her spoiled, self centered and elitist persona. Judith Grounds “deserves a decent salary and a decent pension
( her words )”, so she states in her letter titled, “It’s Not The Money”. The hypocrisy of that statement is exponential. These teachers live in another universe of unreal expectations and whine when we blue collar, private sector stiffs resent paying her $62,896.20 a year for sitting on her duff in retirement, as long as she may live. Where is the justice?
Most of us have lead fulfilling lives working for much less. We have owned homes, raised families and contributed to going businesses with our blood sweat and tears. We also started businesses that mostly failed but we were always able to manage the vicissitudes of life. Our taxes usually got paid. For most of us, in the best years, our incomes fell very short of Judith Grounds yearly pension. The private sector does not whine, we chose the independent life and we have no regret. We pride ourselves in hard work and not taking a dollar unjustly from anyone who is also in need of a just (decent) income.
Judith Grounds, you have your pension but don’t expect we private sector workers to smile at tax time. Teaching is a noble career but you work no harder than the rest of us. In fact, how was your summer vacation, Judith Grounds?
G.Goslaw
Victorville CA
