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And people want to tax the rich to make the budget come closer to balancing. How about getting rid of a percentage of federal employees, if by no other way than attrition. Then cut out some of these stupid studies they are doing, stop supporting Planned Parenthood or cut back anyway, same with the arts, etc. I could probably think of a million ways to stop the nonsense, but who asked me??? Oh, I would have to say, cut back on defense as well, not by cutting benefits for service men and women or vets but getting out of the mid east.
As for those struggling to pay their mortgage, unless they have lost their jobs I don't have a lot of sympathy for them; most people who bought out of their income level knew what they were doing or they were not bright enough to pay attention to the terms of the mortgage loan.
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Just how much money do you think we are talking about? Even if it were a billion dollars in over spending on interior designers, it would be a drop in the bucket to the tax cuts initiated by the Bush administration.
I think we should cut a lot of federal spending, including things like this. But to try and turn it into "see we don't have to tax anyone more" is really calling an apple an orange.
Simple, governors aren't supposed to be in it for the money. Employees are.
While we are making pointless comparisons, why are Executives paid so much more than governors. The governors in many cases have far more responsibility.
Perhaps governors are underpaid and make it up with prestige and perks. It also sets you up for a fat payday in the future if you manage to stay out of prison.
Oh please. You call a federal worker who has a Phd making $150K "the new ruling class" while CEOs who have lousy performance earn $150 million a year. It's really an absurd comment.
Oh please. You call a federal worker who has a Phd making $150K "the new ruling class" while CEOs who have lousy performance earn $150 million a year. It's really an absurd comment.
There is a big difference. CEOs work in the private sector. Federal workers work in the public sector.
“So the government’s paying $700,000 and more for contractor salaries, and Senator Coburn worries about the pay of physicians who care for wounded soldiers?” Beth Moten, the union’s legislative and political director, said in a statement. She noted that defense contractors can be reimbursed up to $693,000 from the government toward the salaries of their top five executives and even more for some some employees doing government work.
“If those governors want to make more money, they should either become contractors or try applying to medical school,” Moten said.
Colleen M. Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, said the salaries of most of the employees cited by the research service “pale by comparison to those in similar positions in the private sector.”
The report also was criticized by Third Way, a centrist Democratic think tank promoting a change to federal pensions that would require employees to contribute more to their accounts. “It’s a cheap shot,” senior fellow David Kendall said of Coburn’s effort to draw comparisons between the pay of governors and federal workers.
“The salaries of governors are never close to Wall Street salaries,” he said. “There are some highly skilled federal employees who make money, just like some people in the private sector.”
Many of the major departments associated with both state and federal government agencies hires interior designers to coordinate and oversee the reconstruction or relocation of the offices and facilities that change each year. The types of projects an interior designer working for the government might be involved in are the design of:
Simple, governors aren't supposed to be in it for the money. Employees are.
While we are making pointless comparisons, why are Executives paid so much more than governors. The governors in many cases have far more responsibility.
Perhaps governors are underpaid and make it up with prestige and perks. It also sets you up for a fat payday in the future if you manage to stay out of prison.
I agree with you, this article was a pointless comparison just to throw more raw meat at the torch and pitchfork crowd.
Not that there aren't some compensation issues, but this analysis was just downright silly.
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