This might be the core of the issue. If businesses complain that they can't find any good developers for $60K/year, we say that they should be paid appropriate

This might be the core of the issue. If businesses complain that they can't find any good developers for $60K/year, we say that they should be paid appropriately. I hear a lot about teachers in the states being terrible, and I also hear a lot about teachers in the states being paid poorly (because it should be a calling or some other bullshit reason). Is it the same with cops? I live in Canada and feel like we don't have it nearly as bad. Teachers are paid very well, and it is a difficult job to get. Cops are paid reasonably well and it is a difficult job to get.