Pay Priorities
Your article “Federal Cops Plead Poverty” (Part A, Nov. 20) shows just how twisted our priorities are in this country. A grocery checker makes more than a federal Drug Enforcement Administration agent; a starting Los Angeles Police Depatment officer with just a high school education makes even more. But the irony is that they both earn more than a starting teacher with a college degree. Maybe if we “turned the tables,” we could attract and keep more excellent teachers. The end result would be a reduced need for police officers and DEA agents.
STEVEN LEFFERT
Van Nuys
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