Originally Posted by
tsquare
Very interesting. Those are considered insulting, yet when the left slams people for listening to the likes of Limbaugh and O'reilly relentlessly, that's OK.. Gotta love the double standard.
My father was a small businessman in a rural Kentucky town. He ran the local 5 and dime. It was THE place to go when you need everyday staples... box fans in the summer... some basic clothing items... toothpaste.. he even had sleds set back for the once every 3 year snow we got there. Then a small business called Walmart came to town and put my dad out of business. twice. My father "deserved" a lot more than he walked away with too..
Ts,
I'm sure this discussion is well underway in PM world, which is welcome by almost everyone. So, I will just say this:
When I brought up the point of the teachers salary, it wasn't to complain about the low salaries themselves (Ok. Maybe it was a little.
) But, mainly it was to point out that teachers and the people who know them find it offensive when someone says they make too much or are overpaid. The first sentence of that paragraph leads to where I was going.
If someone told you that you were overpaid, how would you feel?
(And I hope I can say this without upsetting you. But, we have had some discussions privately, so I know where you are coming from and I think you understand where I am coming from.)
If someone told you that your father was overpaid, how would you feel?
It's just not a good thing to say. It's not very objective either. Mainly, because the people who say it, normally don't know what pilots, teachers, or small businessmen do.
As far as the double standard of Rush and O'Riley? I wasn't asked to apply a standard. Buzz asked me to point out his name-calling. That's all I did.