The educational budget is always one of the first things that are reduced in national spending. Primary school teachers set the foundation to educate the next generation. An increase in salaries would motivate more teachers to stay in their profession. Increasing teacher salary based on household income would help the educational force not diminish over time. The school supplies many teachers use to help their students grasp the material are typically not given by the school and have to be provided from the teachers’ own pockets. According to the National Center of Education Statistics, more than eighty-five of American children are in public schools. This means that a large percentage of children are being taught by underpaid and overworked teachers who are influencing the future in a very real way.