Councilcritters vote themselves a nice raise (Boston: crimes, to live in, food)

[bostongymjunkie]

Originally Posted by massnative71

OK so now you're talking about just the mayor? You seemed to be referring to the city council as well, as is the main point of this discussion. No WAY do their demands and required traits and skill set justify earning double the salary of the police officer, if anything I would flip that around. Cops should earn 2X that of a city councilor. Mayor gets 2X that of cops (and 4X that of a councilperson). And if you ask me, the Boston City Council should become part time (based on what they're putting out these days) but let's not start getting too logical here.

Yup

[Lampert]

@bostongymjunkie I don't know if you are talking to me but you have been in my ignore list for months and I don't see any of your messages so don't waste your time.

In case you aren't talking to me, sorry, disregard this message.

[Lampert]

Originally Posted by massnative71

OK so now you're talking about just the mayor? You seemed to be referring to the city council as well, as is the main point of this discussion. No WAY do their demands and required traits and skill set justify earning double the salary of a police officer (or firefighter, or teacher...), if anything I would flip that around. Cops should earn 2X that of a city councilor. Mayor gets 2X that of cops (and 4X that of a councilperson). And if you ask me, the Boston City Council should become part time (based on what they're putting out these days) but let's not start getting too logical here.

As I said earlier, make it part-time (or give it minimal pay) and only people that don't need to work will be the ones managing the city.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by Lampert

@bostongymjunkie I don't know if you are talking to me but you have been in my ignore list for months and I don't see any of your messages so don't waste your time.

In case you aren't talking to me, sorry, disregard this message.

It's OK, the rest of us saw it and you honestly don't look so hot at the moment.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by Lampert

As I said earlier, make it part-time (or give it minimal pay) and only people that don't need to work will be the ones managing the city.

As a taxpayer, how do I lose? If the current lot actually had something to show for themselves then we can start talking, but they have yet to convince me otherwise.

[bostongymjunkie]

Originally Posted by Lampert

@bostongymjunkie I don't know if you are talking to me but you have been in my ignore list for months and I don't see any of your messages so don't waste your time.

In case you aren't talking to me, sorry, disregard this message.

It's never a waste of time calling out foolish doublespeak. lol


That includes the BS that you know I'm posting, but have me on ignore.

[Lampert]

Originally Posted by massnative71

As a taxpayer, how do I lose? If the current lot actually had something to show for themselves then we can start talking, but they have yet to convince me otherwise.

Do I have to explain you what is it that you loose if the only the rich ones run for office?

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by Lampert

Do I have to explain you what is it that you loose if the only the rich ones run for office?

Versus what we have in place at the moment (rich or non-rich)? Yes, you do.

[WestieWhitie]

Originally Posted by Lampert

Sounds about right the Mayor of one of the most important cities in the US should make 4X the salary of a cop.

A good mayor has skills that could land him/her a high paying job with a private firm. That's the competition for the city when it's time to set a salary.
When you hire your average cop your competition aren't high paying private firms.

You're confusing our progressive word salad generator with a city manager - she along with the councilcritters are equivalents of a marketing intern, not a CEO.

[bostongymjunkie]

To get a really good sense of what the BCC spends its time on, just watch their hearings. Countless hours discussing and voting on resolutions about issues around the country and often overseas that have no direct connection to the City of Boston. Pretense at its best.