A few days ago The Politico published an eyebrow raising "exposé" of the salaries of a number of high-profile academics who've attached themselves to or are in some way connected with the Obama administration. Presumably, We The People are to be scandalized that, as The Politico puts it, these academics enjoy: "lifestyles [that are] out of reach for the majority of Americans." Here are a few scandalous examples from the piece in question:
(Note from the Editor: I have no idea why the spacing is so screwed up on this)
| Cecilia Rouse Elena Kagan Steven Chu | subsidized mortgage | |
| Cecilia Rouse | $300k | Princeton econ prof. |
| Elena Kagan | $437k | Dean, Harvard Law |
| Steven Chu | $412k | Berkeley Physic prof., Nobel Laureate |
| Daniel Tarullo | $218k | Georgetown Law prof. |
| Daniel Tarullo | Two weeks in fabulous Switzerland | Visting professor, U. Basel. |
| John Holdren | $93k | Environmental policy prof., Harvard U. |
| John Holdren | $250.00 | Apperance on David Letterman show |
So I did a little comparison shopping to find out what our poor, unrecognized college football coaches are making in contrast:
| Les Miles, LSU | $3+ million | 8-5 |
| Bob Stoops, U. of OK | $6+ million | 12-2 |
| Nick Saban, U. of Alabama | $4+ million | 12-2 |
| Urban Mayer, U. of Florida | $3+ million | 13-1 |
| Kirk Ferentz, U. of Iowa | $3+ millon | 9-4 |
Now, ordinarily I'd be shocked by the disparity in salary beween a college professor and a college football coach, but... well... you've gotta admit... a 13-1 record beats a Nobel Prize in Physics any day of the week.
3 comments:
Urban (not Arben) Meyer coaches for the University of Florida (not FSU).
Thanks, corrected.
A mere Pulitzer Prize wouldn't even rank. Those coaches earn those perks exploiting the talent of unpaid NFL apprentice student-athletes.
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