A former Macomb Daily sports writer shared with me his perspective on the ongoing outrage expressed by taxpayers over the compensation received by public employees, particularly teachers.
“I hope the number of Americans who are in that outraged group isn’t large. They’re not getting anything if teachers’ salaries go down … except their wages might go down right with them.
“On a tangent … I point to the NHL (National Hockey League) lockout in 2005 when players came back with 10 percent to 20 percent cut in salaries. This was (a cut) to existing contracts.
“Prices at Joe Louis Arena didn’t drop a dime. I’ll worry that other people are making too much money when I start getting a check in the mail when their salaries drop.”
Enough said.