[woweeitsme]

How in the h-e-double toothpicks does a state government have that many people making over 100k????

[Zenyatta]

I mean 3x 100k in that chart! Holy heck.

[PGR88]

How in the h-e-double toothpicks does a state government have that many people making over 100k????

Here in NY, the teachers union with 400K members, is a powerful force in state politics. They and their families all vote, and they all vote leftist, and for more money for themselves. NY State’s education budget per student is $23K/year, the highest in the nation - 89% above average.

That’s how it works.

[upchuck]

How in the h-e-double toothpicks does a state government have that many people making over 100k????

In a word, UNIONS. IL has been making expensive concessions to the unions for years. All that 'generosity' has now come home.

Good luck IL, you'll need it.

Memo to President Trump: This is EXACTLY why Nancy Peolsi's progressive dream of the Federal Government bailing out cities and states must never become law.

[Boogieman]

In Illinois you are allowed to double, triple, even quadruple-dip on the public pensions.

So typical career for a public employee in Illinois might be: start out with a city job, work just long enough to secure a pension, then get a job with the county, work there long enough to secure another pension, and finally, get a state job and secure your third pension, then retire and cash out.