"Earlier this month, I furloughed city employees and I made back just under $5 million, furloughing city employees for six days over the next six months," Parker said.She almost sounds like Chris Christie. It's crunch time, and we need more Christie's and Parker's. I appreciate that our firefighters and police officers were contractually promised generous pensions by Lee Brown and Bill White, but the simple fact is we cannot afford to pay these pensions. The money isn't there.
"Amazingly, (that is) almost exactly the amount the fire pension could have negotiated down and saved salaries for the people who are picking up your trash."
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Annise Parker gets it.
Houston Mayor Annise Parker gets it.
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The sole purpose for the existence of modern day labor unions is to bleed the host dry, then pick the bones. Hence their demise in the private sector over the last 30 years. In the public sector where income is generated by simply taking more and more taxpayer income, they still have a bright future. Get your kids into that business.
Lou you still don't get it. There is plenty of money...just raise taxes..err soak the rich (aka someone else). Besides why should you want to retire, just skip funding your 401K and pay more in taxes. It really is simple.
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