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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you feel like a sucker if you grew up middle class...your family obeyed all of the rules...worked the proverbial "9-5" and had nothing to show for it? I feel like we were suckers to work so heard and then couldn't even afford to go out (ever) nor go on vacations. I suspect most Americans are like this and only the uMC/rich get to enjoy the perks/profits off the backs of the MC[/quote]

Boo hoo. News flash, you are not entitled to anything. Why do you feel that by growing up middle class and following the rules you are entitled to a certain lifestyle?

You probably live in comfortable home with heat, a/c, several televisions, and have a car. There are many people who have much much less. Are you sad because you don’t drive a Lexus and vacation in Paris every year? Not everyone can live in a McMansion.

Finally, it’s really not that hard to figure out how to have a high income if that is your priority. If you did not grow up rich, you will need a profession that pays well to have a more comfortable lifestyle. For example doctor, banking, big law. Engineering or business owner is another option.  It’s not exactly a secret the professions such as teaching are hard work but pay less. Are you expecting to live a cushy lifestyle on a teacher salary?

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You are totally correct. Teachers are worthless and have no place in society. How dare they expect the dignity of a living wage.
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Please actually read my comment before posting inane replies. No where did I say anything even remotely close to your comment.

Most teachers I know (family and friends) work incredibly hard at a very very difficult job. I personally believe that teachers in most geographies in the US are significantly underpaid. Not only underpaid, they are undervalued compared to other public sector workers such as cops and firefighters.

However, not one of them whines about being a ‘sucker’ (what an infantile term) for going into their chosen profession. Salaries are publicly available and stable. No one went into teaching expecting to be able to take European vacations each year and drive a Range Rover. While they are underpaid, they certainly make a living wage.

I hope that you are not teaching my children with your demonstrated level of reading comprehension.

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If you are the "boo hoo/newsflash person", you know you just totally contradicted yourself. Why shouldn't teachers have cushy lifestyles? Seriously, why shouldn't they make 6 figures? [/quote]

Again, reading comprehension. Try it.

There is nothing wrong with choosing profession or 9-5 that aligns to your interests and abilities, despite it not being high paying. My problem is with the OP and public school teacher posters who lament choosing a 9-5 / middle class profession and then gripe about not being able to afford luxuries in life. If you want to be UMC and afford a cushy lifestyle, then you need an income that pays more. Teaching does not pay for an UMC lifestyle and everyone knows this.  
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