Anonymous Coward User ID: 1145004 United States 10/28/2010 08:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Teachers Spend $9M in Taxpayer Cash in '09 on Cosmetic Surgery Buffalo, N.Y. Teachers Spend $9M in Taxpayer Cash in '09 on Cosmetic Surgery Fox News ^ | October 28, 2010 Posted on October 28, 2010 5:09:08 PM PDT by GOPinCa
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo teachers left taxpayers on the hook for nearly $9 million worth of cosmetic surgery last year, according to the state-appointed authority overseeing public school finances.
The Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority found that last year's costs for elective procedures such as chemical peels and other skin treatments were up $8 million over 2004's $1 million tab for cosmetic surgery.
The procedures, provided under the teachers' union contract, accounted for 9 percent of the district's total spending on health benefits for employees and retirees, The Buffalo News reported Thursday.
About 10,000 school employees are eligible for the benefit. District officials said teachers or their dependents accounted for 90 percent of the approximately 500 people who received cosmetic surgery last year. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1145003 United States 10/28/2010 08:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Teachers Spend $9M in Taxpayer Cash in '09 on Cosmetic Surgery NY taxpayers are paying for this OP? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1143667 United States 10/28/2010 08:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Teachers Spend $9M in Taxpayer Cash in '09 on Cosmetic Surgery Does this include the Viagra(tm)? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1145192 United States 10/28/2010 08:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Teachers Spend $9M in Taxpayer Cash in '09 on Cosmetic Surgery had a teacher that got a broken bottle to the face years ago, She required cosmetic surgery about every school break. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 956509 United States 10/28/2010 08:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Teachers Spend $9M in Taxpayer Cash in '09 on Cosmetic Surgery Oh come on now. Everybody knows kids learn more when they pay attention, and pay attention more when they get to look at nice looking people. Who wants to learn from a fugly? Wisely spent money say I. |