Denver police officers and teachers are well-paid. They are paid better than some other cities, but lower than others. But not everyone can be paid the most. Someone has to be in the middle.
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If there is any "problem," it is comparing what we want and expect cops and teachers to do, and how that stacks up to what is paid to "entertainers" to entertain us.
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We expect cops to be johnny-on-the-spot and professional: Save the day with regards to whatever emergency, crisis, or problem we have...from murders, armed robberies, burglaries, to complaints about people driving too fast in a school zone and illegally parking. 
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We expect teachers to educate the next generation of would-be scientists, doctors, electricians, plumbers, and judges, politicians, and voters by giving them a well-rounded education and the education they need to be informed citizens.
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But all we want "entertainers" to do is to make us laugh, act in movies, and win meaningless ball games.
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And who makes the Big Bucks?