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NFT: Caption Contest: Highest Paid Public Employee by State

JohnF : 1/11/2017 7:40 pm


From DeadSpin. LOL at Nevada!
"Map of...  
Chris in Philly : 1/11/2017 7:42 pm : link
highest paid public employee by state."
Thanks Chris!  
JohnF : 1/11/2017 7:44 pm : link
Wasn't sure if all that would have fit...
Can you share  
BigBlueDownTheShore : 1/11/2017 7:47 pm : link
The link? I have an add blocking the entire North East.
If only I could see the northeast  
robbieballs2003 : 1/11/2017 7:51 pm : link
.
Try this  
JohnF : 1/11/2017 8:05 pm : link
https://cdn.pastemagazine.com/www/articles/ykdkqhstdm1ptubyuct2.jpg

Let's try a bit smaller:

Wow...  
Johnny5 : 1/11/2017 8:34 pm : link
... that's pretty sad.
Football  
AcidTest : 1/11/2017 8:55 pm : link
coaches will not stop until they control the entire map.
Any question about where our priorities lie?  
Hammer : 1/11/2017 9:05 pm : link
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RE: Any question about where our priorities lie?  
ctc in ftmyers : 1/11/2017 9:15 pm : link
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Exactly where they should.

Who brings in more money into the state coffers than college sports teams?

A winning team brings much more state recognition and free advertising than any thing else.

Greed is good  
moespree : 1/11/2017 9:16 pm : link
Amirite?
RE: RE: Any question about where our priorities lie?  
feelflows : 1/11/2017 9:31 pm : link
In comment 13322107 ctc in ftmyers said:
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Exactly where they should.

Who brings in more money into the state coffers than college sports teams?

A winning team brings much more state recognition and free advertising than any thing else.


Very interesting point.
The market for college coaches is robust...  
Dunedin81 : 1/11/2017 9:36 pm : link
And you're competing with private schools and, in some cases, with the pros. It is a lucrative endeavor and coaches expect to be compensated accordingly. Whether that is right or wrong, turning it into some wide-reaching social commentary is unreasonable.
Med School Plastic Surgeon In Nevada?  
Mason : 1/11/2017 9:57 pm : link


Must be a lot of ex-mobsters and porn stars in the state senate.
This would not have been true for NY if  
manh george : 1/12/2017 2:31 am : link
1) You included graft and extortion;

2) Sheldon Silver didn't get his ass fired.
Is this going to turn into another forum for bemoaning  
BestFeature : 1/12/2017 3:32 am : link
dime a dozen teachers and such making less than athletes and coaches? Supply and demand is a much more powerful force in a market economy than whether someone teaches little Johnny math. Honestly, no one will dispute that being a teacher is very important but it's a job that many people can do.
RE: Is this going to turn into another forum for bemoaning  
jcn56 : 1/12/2017 7:55 am : link
In comment 13322303 BestFeature said:
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dime a dozen teachers and such making less than athletes and coaches? Supply and demand is a much more powerful force in a market economy than whether someone teaches little Johnny math. Honestly, no one will dispute that being a teacher is very important but it's a job that many people can do.


How did teachers get dragged into this, exactly?

You don't think that there are other people operating in high levels of state governments that possess highly sought after skills that would command a higher salary than the football coach? Some of these people are responsible for oversight of budgets that go into the billions, and make complex business decisions that are no different than senior managers at a lot of Fortune 500 companies have to make.
and these guys are  
I Love Clams Casino : 1/12/2017 8:11 am : link
HEAD coaches, not just "coach"

so there!
RE: Is this going to turn into another forum for bemoaning  
Chris in Philly : 1/12/2017 8:17 am : link
In comment 13322303 BestFeature said:
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dime a dozen teachers and such making less than athletes and coaches? Supply and demand is a much more powerful force in a market economy than whether someone teaches little Johnny math. Honestly, no one will dispute that being a teacher is very important but it's a job that many people can do.


Actually it sounds exactly like you are disputing it.
RE: Is this going to turn into another forum for bemoaning  
Cap'n Bluebeard : 1/12/2017 9:27 am : link
In comment 13322303 BestFeature said:
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dime a dozen teachers and such making less than athletes and coaches? Supply and demand is a much more powerful force in a market economy than whether someone teaches little Johnny math. Honestly, no one will dispute that being a teacher is very important but it's a job that many people can do.


Yeah, that must be why the washout rate is so high. Such an easy job.

True ignorance. I would love to see people who say things like this actually try to manage a classroom while disseminating lessons effectively and dealing with all the other bullshit that comes along with the job.
RE: Med School Plastic Surgeon In Nevada?  
Rick5 : 1/12/2017 9:46 am : link
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Must be a lot of ex-mobsters and porn stars in the state senate.

That may be misleading as med school faculty are almost always on some degree of soft money. It's very likely that he or she is covering a significant portion of his or her salary through billing for surgeries.
RE: Is this going to turn into another forum for bemoaning  
MBavaro : 1/12/2017 9:53 am : link
In comment 13322303 BestFeature said:
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dime a dozen teachers and such making less than athletes and coaches? Supply and demand is a much more powerful force in a market economy than whether someone teaches little Johnny math. Honestly, no one will dispute that being a teacher is very important but it's a job that many people can do.


Post your teaching resume, or, kindly spewing nonsense of which you have no idea what you are talking about.
Stop  
MBavaro : 1/12/2017 9:53 am : link
spewing
I love ny  
x meadowlander : 1/12/2017 11:20 am : link
😁
One thing to say about these coaches though...  
RC02XX : 1/12/2017 12:22 pm : link
is that while some may be employed for a long time if they are successful, job security isn't the greatest for these coaches. Not saying this to somehow defend their salaries, but job security isn't always great as football coaches (or any other sports coaches).
RE: and these guys are  
BMac : 1/12/2017 12:51 pm : link
In comment 13322347 I Love Clams Casino said:
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HEAD coaches, not just "coach"

so there!


Geez, I never thought Heads needed any coaching.
RE: RE: Med School Plastic Surgeon In Nevada?  
Fred in Atlanta : 1/12/2017 12:52 pm : link
In comment 13322422 Rick5 said:
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Must be a lot of ex-mobsters and porn stars in the state senate.


That may be misleading as med school faculty are almost always on some degree of soft money. It's very likely that he or she is covering a significant portion of his or her salary through billing for surgeries.

They are also probably bringing in a lot of money in research grants, which the University may be taking in about 50% for "overhead".
RE: One thing to say about these coaches though...  
Fred in Atlanta : 1/12/2017 12:55 pm : link
In comment 13322712 RC02XX said:
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is that while some may be employed for a long time if they are successful, job security isn't the greatest for these coaches. Not saying this to somehow defend their salaries, but job security isn't always great as football coaches (or any other sports coaches).


Well I remember my dad saying coaches are hired to be fired.
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