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teacha
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| Emeliu wrote: |
| In California, a teacher would make the equivalent of 3.8 million won a month, but no free apartment. So I think its a bit better than teaching in Korea in terms of wage. |
Don't forget that Americans have to pay these pesky little things called income taxes, which can account for up to 25% of your paycheck. Most people working in Korea don't pay any taxes, or if they do it's likely only the 3% Korean tax. |
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ReeseDog
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, thats true. And the benefits for teachers in California are tremendous. Its just part of the lifestyle we chose, I guess. |
Yeah, but the costs of living in California are also tremendous. Something to keep in mind. |
...and California is paying her state employees with IOUs at the moment. California sparkling.
(Was that a form of blasphemy?) |
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ReeseDog
Joined: 05 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| OnTheOtherSide wrote: |
| I got offered a job in Seattle recently, but I had to turn it down because the pay would not even cover my bare minimum survival expenses. |
Starbucks? |
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xingyiman
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| I have relatives who work in schools back in the midwest. College grads in education can't get employed because Califiornia teachers are fleeing the non-paying state en masse and taking all the available jobs there. California isn't paying anymore. |
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Micelf
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="ReeseDog"][quote="AgentM"]
| Emeliu wrote: |
...and California is paying her state employees with IOUs at the moment. California sparkling.
(Was that a form of blasphemy?) |
Really.
I've seen and heard nothing about this, until now. Sources? |
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Emeliu
Joined: 31 Mar 2009
Location: Korea, i'm OMW
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| teacha wrote: |
| Emeliu wrote: |
| In California, a teacher would make the equivalent of 3.8 million won a month, but no free apartment. So I think its a bit better than teaching in Korea in terms of wage. |
Don't forget that Americans have to pay these pesky little things called income taxes, which can account for up to 25% of your paycheck. Most people working in Korea don't pay any taxes, or if they do it's likely only the 3% Korean tax. |
haha, this is true.
| ReeseDog wrote: |
| AgentM wrote: |
| Emeliu wrote: |
| Yeah, thats true. And the benefits for teachers in California are tremendous. Its just part of the lifestyle we chose, I guess. |
Yeah, but the costs of living in California are also tremendous. Something to keep in mind. |
...and California is paying her state employees with IOUs at the moment. California sparkling.
(Was that a form of blasphemy?) |
California Sparkling? more like, California-on-fire. 44 celsius weather, tuition hikes at my university, tripled parking fee, angry teachers, and income/sales tax increases. |
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DrugstoreCowgirl
Joined: 08 May 2009
Location: Daegu-where the streets have no name
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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I suppose I would consider myself an 'economic refugee' since I'm going to Korea. Jobs are ridiculously hard to find in the US. Many friends I graduated with are still not working steady jobs (after a year), or if they are its in retail or a restaurant for minimum wage. But then again, I wanted to go to Korea anyway, depression or not, so maybe I don't count  |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| California Sparkling? more like, California-on-fire. 44 celsius weather, tuition hikes at my university, tripled parking fee, angry teachers, and income/sales tax increases. |
Well, we spend $2.4 billion on the UC system, but $11 billion on the state prison system. Nice to know where all the money is going!
http://www.dateline.ucdavis.edu/dl_detail.lasso?id=11677 |
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Emeliu
Joined: 31 Mar 2009
Location: Korea, i'm OMW
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| madoka wrote: |
| Emeliu wrote: |
| California Sparkling? more like, California-on-fire. 44 celsius weather, tuition hikes at my university, tripled parking fee, angry teachers, and income/sales tax increases. |
Well, we spend $2.4 billion on the UC system, but $11 billion on the state prison system. Nice to know where all the money is going!
http://www.dateline.ucdavis.edu/dl_detail.lasso?id=11677 |
$11 billion? Dear god :\ |
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ReeseDog
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Emeliu wrote: |
| madoka wrote: |
| Emeliu wrote: |
| California Sparkling? more like, California-on-fire. 44 celsius weather, tuition hikes at my university, tripled parking fee, angry teachers, and income/sales tax increases. |
Well, we spend $2.4 billion on the UC system, but $11 billion on the state prison system. Nice to know where all the money is going!
http://www.dateline.ucdavis.edu/dl_detail.lasso?id=11677 |
$11 billion? Dear god :\ |
Don't the Chinese have a much more cost-efficient system for this sort of thing? |
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alphakennyone
Joined: 01 Aug 2005
Location: city heights
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| 28 degrees at Coronado beach today. My only gripe is I can't have beer on the beach anymore. |
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DrugstoreCowgirl
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ReeseDog
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[quote="DrugstoreCowgirl"][quote="Micelf"]
Hey, thanks, Cowgirl.  I was working on that.
Attagirl. |
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AgentM
Joined: 07 Jun 2009
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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Er, minor quibble, but someone is misquoting me.  |
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typo
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[quote="Micelf"][quote="ReeseDog"]
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| Emeliu wrote: |
...and California is paying her state employees with IOUs at the moment. California sparkling.
(Was that a form of blasphemy?) |
Really.
I've seen and heard nothing about this, until now. Sources? |
Seriously? If you're american and dave's is the first place you've heard about the california budget crisis, you need to seriously start reading things other than troll-flooded ESL forums. may i suggest the atlantic's politics and business channels?
For americans (and, likely, all world citizens), what happens with california has a direct influence on us. there's no excuse to be that incredibly oblivious with such an important and potentially devastating circumstance in one of the world's largest economies. |
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