tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post2092886455805459252..comments2024-03-22T13:06:27.366-05:00Comments on WataugaWatch: What the New NC Budget Is Really All AboutJ.W. Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694324792688711136noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-37940141358543003252014-08-09T08:28:06.190-05:002014-08-09T08:28:06.190-05:00In terms of total budgeted dollars, it is the larg...In terms of total budgeted dollars, it is the largest teacher pay raise in NC ever.<br /><br />You assume that the General Assembly will not budget any more teacher pay raises and thus the only way a teacher can get a raise is to move up into the next five year step. But there will always be irresistible pressure to budget for pay raises. Maybe not next year, but sooner rather than later.<br /><br />So your analysis is totally misleading and disingenuous.Cyclopsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-52940024073667951002014-08-03T20:52:31.309-05:002014-08-03T20:52:31.309-05:00This is NOT the biggest raise ever. That is simply...This is NOT the biggest raise ever. That is simply a bald-faced lie by men who lie all the time (what college did Thom Tillis attend? He felt compelled to lie about it.) <br /><br />Another problem - the new NCGOP pay scale codifies raises into rare events, something that happens once every five years. This once-every-five-year raise removes the annual longevity pay - it's built into this year's raise and that's it. A teacher who starts today will see four raises in 20 years. There is really no reason for talented teachers to come to NC to teach. This is not an environment on which to build a teaching career. This is a huge loss for the children of the state of North Carolina, and it bodes ill for the future of the state. <br /><br />I hope that voters understand the lies NCGOP continually spreads. And I hope that people vote these uncaring, anti-family liars out of office. That's the only thing these power-hungry zealots understand-the power of the voter - which is why they've worked hard on gerrymandering and voter suppression. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com