Not sure where everyone went to school but I learned to read and write at the Templeton Center school.
According to the Webster's unabridged dictionary of the English Language,
on page 1872,
Stipend: 1. periodic payment - 2. fixed or regular pay; salary
the same dictionary on page 1693;
Salary: a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
So, if anyone with any indication of education wishes to make a silly argument about words that seems to have the same meaning, by all means, go for it. Payment is payment and the spending of taxpayer dollars is the spending of taxpayer dollars, be it by way of the word stipend, salary of free boots, which are not really free, they come from someone's money/pocket, as in the taxpayer, so again, play the word games while the Advisory Committee tries to get a clear open transparent accounting of the taxpayers monies while others try to see how much they can take.
posted by Jeff Bennett
I think "paid days off" should be considered also. I am willing to bet this information is separate from what you are looking at. Years ago, when we still did not have money, I am sure this was used to sweeten the pie, instead of giving raises. Now I may be wrong, but I don't think so. Bev.
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