My housemate joked that I was working harder now than I was when I got paid for my work. I think he’s looking at the hours that I’m spending either brushing up on issues, or writing in my blog, or meeting with campaign volunteers, or meeting with voters. Some days I’m up by 3:30 a.m. and not calling it a day until after 9:00 p.m.
But it isn’t just me. And I chose this path.
This morning in the Sentinel there was a story about schools facing more budget cuts because of the continuing recession. Part of the solution was to encourage some teachers to take early retirement. Teachers who are left are going to have to work a lot harder. Because of oil patch workers moving out of the area, enrollment could be down. But losing experienced teachers will place new burdens on those who are left. They won’t see compensation increases keeping pace with the new duties.
The Delta economic development organization asked their executive director to leave. Now the organization’s secretary is single handedly running the day-to-day operations. She’s working harder, without any commensurate pay increases.
That’s the price we pay for living in a boom and bust economy. During boom times we are flush and giddy with new found wealth. During bust times we all have to tighten our belts and work harder just to stay even. We can do better. We need to create a more diverse economy with sustainable growth and jobs.
Homework:
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/6_million_could_be_cut_from_sc/
But it isn’t just me. And I chose this path.
This morning in the Sentinel there was a story about schools facing more budget cuts because of the continuing recession. Part of the solution was to encourage some teachers to take early retirement. Teachers who are left are going to have to work a lot harder. Because of oil patch workers moving out of the area, enrollment could be down. But losing experienced teachers will place new burdens on those who are left. They won’t see compensation increases keeping pace with the new duties.
The Delta economic development organization asked their executive director to leave. Now the organization’s secretary is single handedly running the day-to-day operations. She’s working harder, without any commensurate pay increases.
That’s the price we pay for living in a boom and bust economy. During boom times we are flush and giddy with new found wealth. During bust times we all have to tighten our belts and work harder just to stay even. We can do better. We need to create a more diverse economy with sustainable growth and jobs.
Homework:
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/6_million_could_be_cut_from_sc/
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