Bernie Sanders tweets teachers should be paid 'at least $60,000' if Gerrit Cole can make $324 million
Bernie Sanders is using baseball's lucrative off-season to point out proposed policy changes.
The Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate highlighted the record-breaking contract Gerrit Cole signed with the New York Yankees to point to teachers' inadequate wages. Cole's contract is the largest ever for a pitcher by a wide margin.
"If pitchers can make $324 million, we can pay every teacher in this country at least $60,000," Sanders' official account tweeted.
The salary of $60,000 is consistent in Sanders' argument. On his campaign's official website, a goal under his "reinvesting in public education" issue statement is "give teachers a much-deserved raise by setting a starting salary for teachers at no less than $60,000, expanding collective bargaining rights and teacher tenure, and funding out-of-pocket expenses for classroom materials."
Sanders also has been involved in the battle between minor league clubs and MLB. The league is advocating for a plan that would reorganize the minors and eliminate 42 clubs. Sanders wrote a scathing letter to commissioner Rob Manfred about the issue and the two met last week to assure that the league is committed to a good faith negotiation "that would maintain professional baseball in the 42 communities while addressing concerns about facilities, working conditions and wages for minor league players."
padizzledonk on December 14th, 2019 at 22:48 UTC »
My wife already makes 60k as a teacher
Considering where i live, that doesn't go as far as anyone outside of New England, NY, NJ or CA might think
But the teachers down south and in the midwest making 20-30k a year is a fucking outrage imo.
Edit- its just a generalization guys...NJ, MA, CT, NY, CA..... generally expensive. There are places in NJ way south and way northwest where its cheap to live and 60k a year is a perfectly fine salary. Im sure its the same everywhere
nowhereman136 on December 14th, 2019 at 22:43 UTC »
My aunt got pissed off at me when I said teachers should be paid more. She said "why should teachers get paid more than nurses" (she's a nurse).
OK, that's a completely different conversation but let's talk about that now. Teachers being paid more doesn't mean nurses will be paid less. And I agree that nurses should also be paid more. Why are you getting angry as someone wanting a decent living wage when you also want the same thing?
Angry-Max on December 14th, 2019 at 22:00 UTC »
Local man thinks teachers should be paid.... A decent living? That's totally crazy!