FUCK THE POLICE
911 EVERY DAY
To be a teacher's aid, one needs to have completed several require college level courses. Unsurprisingly, they are also required for teachers. Teacher's aids make under $18k per year in our district. If they wish to buy into 'individual' healthcare coverage, they give up nearly $900 per month. That means they take home next to nothing. Obviously the 'really single' folks opt out of healthcare. I know of several that are working as aids and additional duties as coaches or some other paid extra-curricular to provide 'family care' due to spouse that owns their own business. They are indeed working for $0 beyond healthcare. It's worth it to them.
And it's worth it to me to pay them decent wages. And to anyone who it's not worth it, fuck you, you're an asshole and shouldn't count.