> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Jon Gabriel
... > >Also, I've heard of cases where teachers are not paid enough to > be able to > >live in the districts in which they're teaching. I think that's a bit > >much, > >personally. > > Yup. Silicon Valley. Saw an article on it two years ago. Still quite true for many. And there was just an article in the local paper that said we had better not be counting on off-duty police and fire personnel to be able to come to work in a hurry if they're needed. Many of them live several hours away because they can't afford to live in the cities where they work. I recall a couple of years ago a Sunnyvale cop telling me that he was only able to live nearby because there's a landlord who always like to have a few cops living in his apartment complex, so he gives them a great discount. Come to think of it, I wonder if that's legal. Not that I'd be the one to complain... In Pittsburgh (home of FOP local #1 and IAFF local #1, the police and firefighter unions), living in the city is required for such employees (or at least was when I there). NIck _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
