[geeks] Goodbye, I guess

[wa2egp at att.net]

> Let's not forget that teachers salaries are reported as if they were paid
> for 260 days of work (5 business days for 52 weeks) when in pointof fact
> they work 180 days. Thus a teachers salary is reported at $42,000 when in
> point of fact they receive $24,000. For years my wife's W2 form said that
> she was making $25,000 a year, but the school whined that teachers like
> her were getting paid $50,000, they just didn't mention that teachers got
> paid according to the number of days they taught and never saw the $50,000

That's weird.  But I guess it is a way of messing with numbers to prove your
own point.  Income tax used to be a mess too.  If you got paid, let's say, 
$30K, you'd be taxed as if you were paid $36K.  Of course, you'd get it 
back, but still..

Bob