John: Just as an Albertan comparison, a starting teacher gets about C$40,000 a year. With 10 years, it comes to $80,000. A starting engineer gets $60,000 and 10 years with the right experience is $150,000.

We've had a teacher shortage in Alberta for about five years. Just a small shortage. But market forces are telling us it is time to pay more.

American teachers are paid way too low.

To get back to the quote I highlighted, that, to me, is the bigger elephant in the room. Our political leaders and systems are not able to find the right solutions.

We need a new democracy. This essay introduces that democracy:

https://medium.com/p/cf48e4b4a1eb