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Fri, Aug 01 2008
Wages go up, wages go down, but wages of legislators? Well...
Reuters says that the White House is unhappy with the mixed jobless report. If the White House thinks they're unhappy they should talk to some of us on the front line. I don't know exactly how and where the wages increased by 3.4 per cent over the last year, but this certainly wasn't true with anyone I've talked to recently, except perhaps with a few professionals in specialized positions.
Meanwhile, California state employees face lay-offs or minimum wage paychecks. I suppose that's fair in a time of economic stress, but only if the legislative folks take the same hit. AFter all, it's not Mary or George at the DMV who is holding up the works on a state budget.
posted at: 10:47 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
Reuters says that the White House is unhappy with the mixed jobless report. If the White House thinks they're unhappy they should talk to some of us on the front line. I don't know exactly how and where the wages increased by 3.4 per cent over the last year, but this certainly wasn't true with anyone I've talked to recently, except perhaps with a few professionals in specialized positions.
Meanwhile, California state employees face lay-offs or minimum wage paychecks. I suppose that's fair in a time of economic stress, but only if the legislative folks take the same hit. AFter all, it's not Mary or George at the DMV who is holding up the works on a state budget.
posted at: 10:47 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
