Posted on 04/30/2012 1:50:00 PM PDT by appeal2
www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com presents: The former manager of Clark County Nevada has written a book Rethinking Public Sector Compensation, which chronicles the ills that thousands of municipalities across the country now find themselves in. Bankruptcy is the only option for a system that has become unsustainable and corrupt to the core. Clark County Firefighters are pulling down $175,000 per year in salary alone, not to mention their exorbitant pensions and free tax-payer-funded lifetime health insurance. No wonder everyone is going Galt. Who can afford this burden?Eventually the promises will be defaulted upon, the sooner the better. Kudos to Mr. Reilly for finally telling the truth that has been hidden for so long. He has an open invitation to the show. We'll be trying to track him down to get an exclusive interview.
As a retired Firefighter, I just cannot believe that a Fire Department is paying $175,000 dollar salaries.
Is that the Chiefs pay?
Is that the Chief...
That is base pay plus overtime plus longevity pay plus paramedic pay etc. For a line firefighter. Benefits such as medical, dental, pension etc. are on top of that number.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.