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...money that keeps Sununu from flying commercial. Though he often complained about being underpaid as Governor, he and his wife, who works for the Republican Governors Association, earned combined salaries of more than $150,000 last year. Moreover, Sununu has access to $250,000 in leftover New Hampshire campaign funds...
...average, a letter carrier makes $30,000 a year plus $8,500 in benefits. Our people make 21% to 28% over the private sector. No rational person is going to say that they are underpaid...
Overworked, Underpaid...
...four-year, $12 million contract. If the A's win the Series again this year, other players will want their share. Building a strong franchise is tough enough in these days of free agency and oversize payrolls. Staying at the top is next to impossible. "Everybody thinks he's underpaid," sighs Alderson. Owners of other teams, of course, think Alderson is paying too much -- not just for his stars but for minor leaguers. This summer the A's signed high school phenom Todd Van Poppel for $1.2 million...
Most of all, young workers want job gratification. Teaching, long disdained as an underpaid and underappreciated profession, is a hot prospect. Enrollment in U.S. teaching programs increased 61% from 1985 to 1989. And more graduates are expressing interest in public-service careers. "The glory days of Wall Street represented an extreme," says Janet Abrams, 29, a Senate aide who regularly interviews young people looking for jobs on Capitol Hill. "Now I'm hearing about kids going to the National Park Service...