King Cuomo to receive a pay raise of 25k as the state braces for a 63 billion dollar deficit

[SeventhFloor]

Originally Posted by Mr.Retired

Response: Opinion

There ain't nothing worse than being a plumber cleaning poo poo
out of some nasty toilet. These are the true unsung heroes! Not little men in suits .

Meh

But you need the little men in suits to keep your taxes low, or did you forget

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by randomperson2

The state attorney general is declining her statutory salary increase, so it can be done.

I agree that attracting competent administrators is difficult when the private sector pays so much more, but state employees generally didn't get raises this year.

Yeah, that's something that people sometimes miss when they kvetch about public sector employee benefits, etc. A seasoned politician knows that he can garner votes with the "Ima gonna stick it to those greedy public employees" schtick during economic turndowns, so raises and whatnot go away and positions are not filled when people quit, so the rank and file may find themselves taking on additional duties with no raises. We went five years without raises from 2010 through 2014 or thereabouts while the increase in the cost of our health insurance benefits increased significantly during that same period. There sometimes seems to be this odd perception that this doesn't happen in the public sector.

[randomperson2]

Yes, with inflation, a frozen salary is effectively a salary cut, and the longer it goes on, the worse the cut. Rent goes up, health care premiums go up. And then people complain about public employees' performance.

I think it's bad leadership to accept a raise when your employees are facing across-the-board freezes.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by randomperson2

Yes, with inflation, a frozen salary is effectively a salary cut, and the longer it goes on, the worse the cut. Rent goes up, health care premiums go up. And then people complain about public employees' performance.

I think it's bad leadership to accept a raise when your employees are facing across-the-board freezes.

That's may be one reason he isn't.