for later read
Here in my small Southern Oregon county the bureaucrats are paid far more than the average taxpayer, and they still demand more.
But the clueless elected Commissioners are also to blame for enabling them. In fact, they are recomendung that managers all get pay raises of anywhere from $8,000 to $14,000. Most of them make anywhere from $75,000 to $90,000, so 14% raise will really skyrocket their salaries.
And one of the Commissioner's, a supposedly conservtive Republican businessman, said "These managers will eventually get sick and tired of living on bread and water," meaning their average $80,000 salaries.
It's amazing how government employ has become a big racket, it's almost like the Mafia, their thugs collect protection from hapless citizens and spread the wealth to their underlings.
Ed