“Let’s be honest. Rabbeim are struggling to get by. Many yeshivas can’t pay the rabbeim on top of the meager salaries they get. ”
I disagree, they get paid fairly for the time they put in. On top of that they get parsonage, any other benefits both through the government and organizations. A Rebbe’s job is roughly from 9am-2/3 pm. Get a second job, no one making 6 figures only works 5-6 hours per day (including recess and lunch break). Tutor at night, (I know guys in their 20’s making $50+ an hour.) Get a summer job as a Rebbe, teach English subjects, become a second seder Rebbe, sell insurance, the possibilities are endless.
“It’s time to realize the situation is untenable. 85%+ cannot afford even 4k per child. It’s absurd.”
Do you really think it’s possible to run a school on less that $4000 per child short of massive assistance from the government or wealthy donors who offer to bank role the school every year?
“But there are baal habatim that make $200;000 a year who live high lifestyles”
It’s cute that you think people making $200,000 are living “high lifestyles.” These people don’t qualify for any Government or charitable assistance. After Federal, State, and Local income taxes, property tax and full (or close to it) tuition these people are not left with nearly as much as you think.