Taxes, was Re: [bomp] Radio Birdman

[Blair Buscareno <blairb@xxxxxxx>]

We should take this off-list.  We've strayed way too far from the topic.

lebb wrote:
> Nope- Not interested in teaching....Just interested in the tax money that
> education budgets put on my property taxes here in NJ....The school budget
> loses in the vote every year yet the taxes keep rising.....I'm getting
> property taxed out in NJ but my job won't follow me if I move.  And it's not
> only teachers but other Government workers...I realize that teaching is a
> hard job but so is the job that I do.  And I only get 2 weeks
> vacation....BTW, my brother and sister are teachers in NJ..Maybe the
> administrators like superintendents and the like should be cut???  Sorry to
> get off the music topic...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bomp@xnet2.com [mailto:owner-bomp@xnet2.com]On Behalf Of
> Blair Buscareno
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 5:45 PM
> To: bomp@xnet2.com
> Subject: Re: [bomp] Radio Birdman
>
>
>
> lebb wrote:
>   
>> I realize that..I was just making a point that I thought teachers had
>> vacation for 2 months over the summer??  Some may work over the summer but
>>     
> I
>   
>> kinda wish I had a job where I had 2 months off for the summer.....I think
>> I'd be on Zeno Beach for 2 months if I had those 2 months off...:)
>>     
>
> Trust me, my friend, had Birdman toured the US in early August, I'd've
> followed them around the US.  I came pretty damn close to flying out to
> LA and heading up the West Coast as it was, but I had tons of prep work
> to do, as well as some teacher's association business to deal with.
>
> Yeah, it *is* nice having a couple straight months off.  On the other
> side of that, you absolutely *need* the time away by the end of the
> school year.  (I didn't really believe that when I was in the financial
> world, but once I started teaching I understood completely.)
> Personally, I don't have kids, so I choose not to work another job
> during the summer.  I work on my own projects and enjoy doing whatever
> floats my boat.
>
> I don't actually get a paycheck during the summer, as my district pays
> us our salary twice a month over the 10 months of the school  year.
> Some districts give the option of getting paid over the 12 months.
> Others give the option of getting a lump sum for the summer at the end
> of the school year.  Mine, however, does what they do, so I just have to
> be responsible enough to take care of my cash situation.
>
> But, hey, if you're interested in having the 2 months off, get into
> teaching.  Personally, I think it's a great job.  I find it quite
> fulfilling.  I feel like I'm actually doing something worthwhile.  But
> if you can't deal with kids, don't do it.  Also stay away if you're not
> willing to really *do* the job.  Some people just kinda try and get by
> with the minimum and that's just wrong.  [Note:  Your first year or
> three may be pretty hectic.  It gets a bit easier as time goes on, but
> those first few years will be quite tiring if you're really doing the job.]
>
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