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...and it suc k s to say that because I love teaching! But with the FRS contribution, pay cuts,furloughs, salary freezes, and now an increase in SS contribution (not to mention merit pay which I guess will freeze my pay for the rest of my life at my current rate unless I trade in my tenure), my paycheck has not once increased in six years of teaching!!! I am not taking about keeping up with inflation: I am talking about the actual, literal, numbers on my paycheck. Then, add inflation to that: the price of gas, groceries, rent, and everything else has increased. My highest-paid year was my first one (literally and considering inflation BOTH) I have been sinking into a hole for the 5 years since.

"But at least you have a job!" everyone reminds me. Yeah, whatever. That's like telling an abused woman "at least you have a husband!" I can't afford a decent house in FL. I was going to buy one if the supreme court ruling went our way, since I will finally have an increase on the pays...See More
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Broke FL Teacher On 1/18/13, Scooby wrote: > I feel your pain. I was so upset over the pension case > decision, I did not sleep well. When did we and other FRS > state and local government employees become the bad guys? > When the governor and legislature saw a way to balance the > state's budget on our backs, and make us look like > bloodsuckers ...See More
Jan 20, 2013
Broke FL Teacher "The high court majority cited a 1981 Supreme Court opinion that said the law protected rights and benefits already earned but did not preclude the Legislature from altering benefits prospectively for future service."

That is from the tbo.com article I posted in another thread. The court ruled they can't change our past benefits, but they ...See More
Jan 20, 2013
Bitterly Numb Judge Pariente betrayed us.

On 1/20/13, Broke FL Teacher wrote: > "The high court majority cited a 1981 Supreme Court opinion that > said the law protected rights and benefits already earned but did > not preclude the Legislature from altering benefits prospectively > for future service." > > That is from the tbo.com art...See More
Jan 20, 2013
Jamie There is however enough money to give Florida business a tax cut of 50% in Scott's plan for 2013 but as a teacher...U don't count and in Florida...you never did...Find a different job? No employment ads saying: "must be certified teacher with 5+ years experience" Its a dead end job...now days only young fools spend $$$ and time to get a BA in Educa...See More
Jan 21, 2013
Elaine On 1/21/13, Jamie wrote: > > There is however enough money to give Florida business a tax cut > of 50% in Scott's plan for 2013 but as a teacher...U don't count > and in Florida...you never did...Find a different job? No > employment ads saying: "must be certified teacher with 5+ years > experience" Its a dead end job...now days o...See More
Jan 21, 2013


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