Posted on 07/08/2010 5:06:01 AM PDT by Leisler
Springfield, Ill. - More than 40,000 unionized state workers got a pay raise last Thursday, bringing to 7 percent the amount they're gotten since last year. These same state employees are in line for another 7 percent by next July 1, all at a cost of a half-billion tax dollars a year.
It's more than the virtually bankrupt state can afford, and some Republican lawmakers say the raises need to be rolled back.
(Excerpt) Read more at myfoxchicago.com ...
Apparently I’m in the wrong business.
The cost over-runs from the big dig in Boston ain't got nothing over the corruption cost of doing business here in Illinois.
BTW: I've been to Boston several times, really like the city. Granted I used to stay primarily in the hotels around Post Office Square and didn't venture much outside of that. Thought the people were very friendly, liked going to the pubs after work and met a few pretty Irish girls along the way. :-)
Thanks for your generosity! Seriously, Mrs. USC and I (Illinois natives) are looking at properties around Kerrville in Texas. Flying down next weekend to look at a few homes. We're planning our move in the next year or two. I don't want to be here in the People's Socialist RepubliK of Illannoyed when the shit hits the fan here.
I've always liked Texas, felt more at home there than I ever have here.
The company I work for did the same thing after announcing salary freezes, (cuts for some, including me) elimination of our Bonus program (which was up to 25% for my level) cuts in training, and elimination of 401k matching.
The week after, the company (actually a large international Bsnk) announced record profits for the 26th quarter in a row, and announced they have $4b set aside for acquisitions.
It was the week after that that our company announced a new employee satisfaction survey in which most people refused to fill it out in a sign of overall discontentment with the company. Participation in the survey was under 10% with none of the feedback received being good.
Yes, they wondered publicly in numerous memo's to employees why participation was so low and morale so bad.
Bottom line, YES companies can be that eff'ing stupid.
Boston’s a great town. Good place to send the kids off to college, too. Kind of a city with training wheels.
Roger that. Guess they have more taxtakers than taxpayers.
Wondering how the state of Illinois (which is really run by the city of Chicago politics) is going to afford this since their own comptroller says the budget is $12 billion dollars in the red.....?
Which doesn't count the nearly $60 Billion dollars in unfunded pension obligations that the state has as well.
And who would hear it? Maybe it would go to the supreme court, with the wise latina communist joining the homo shill communist in writing the majority opinion.
Only $10 billion in the hole.....but yeah, can I or others offer Illinios a larger backhoe to dig that already huge arse hole? =.=
The title of the story is misleading...no surprise. It made it seem like they just got a 14 percent raise which is not true. They will get a raise over two years. But you are right 1.4 each year (x2) would be more in line with what they should receive.
Where in the world do you work? I even did a job at Subway making sandwiches and even got four raises the eight months I worked there part time one year.
Lowest to highest graduation rates in the nation’s 50 largest school districts
Rate District Size rank Rate District Size rank Rate District Size rank
21.7 Detroit 11 53.7 New Orleans 48 68.4 Gwinnett County, Ga. 20
38.5 Baltimore City, Md. 30 53.8 Duval County, Fla. 19 68.6 Brevard County, Fla. 42
38.9 New York City 1 54.6 Clark County, Nev. 6 69.3 Fulton County, Ga. 45
43.1 Milwaukee 28 54.8 DeKalb County, Ga. 27 70.0 Hillsborough County, Fla. 10
43.8 Cleveland 44 55.1 Austin 37 70.2 Anne Arundel County, Md. 40
44.2 Los Angeles 2 55.2 Palm Beach County, Fla. 12 70.4 Cobb County, Ga. 26
45.3 Miami-Dade County, Fla. 4 55.5 Philadelphia 8 72.2 Granite, Utah 46
46.3 Dallas 13 56.0 Charlotte 23 75.3 Mesa, Ariz. 39
46.5 Pinellas County, Fla. 22 56.2 Orange County, Fla. 15 75.8 Northside, Tex. 49
46.8 Denver 43 60.1 Polk County, Fla. 34 77.0 Jefferson County, Colo. 33
48.5 Memphis 21 62.2 Jefferson County, Ky. 31 80.2 Jordan, Utah 41
48.7 Broward County, Fla. 5 63.0 San Diego 16 81.3 Cypress-Fairbanks, Tex. 47
48.9 Fort Worth 36 63.1 Fresno 35 81.5 Montgomery County, Md. 17
48.9 Houston 7 63.7 Hawaii (statewide) 9 81.9 Baltimore County, Md. 24
50.4 Nashville 50 66.5 Virginia Beach 38 82.2 Wake County, N.C. 25
52.0 Albuquerque 32 67.3 Prince George’s County, Md. 18 82.5 Fairfax County, Va. 14
52.2 Chicago 3 68.1 Long Beach 29
We were told that rather than salary increases out company would make it up with bonuses. Mine last year was 1.55% of my new reduced salary, and I understand that was above average.
You might be surprised. Just read in the NY Sun that SCOTUS will likely consider a case on Federal Justices compensation. The point being is the Constitution stipulates judges compensation is not to be diminished. Which it has been as fiat has become more worthless.
If States sue the Fed, maybe it will go to SCOTUS and Kennedy might just surprise everyone.
Also, there is a US international court. As the constant non-competitve increase to gov’t salaries has meant generating more tax revenue or debt, which in turn has devalued the dollar compared to other currency, it might qualify.
Check out that court, it is VERY interesting- G Washington and Lincoln quotes featured predominately on the website. A very clear and transparent method for approaching the court. I’d never heard of this court, and yet, it seems like they are most receptive to cases.
BP shareholders might have a case there also, with the failure of the administration to act speedily in accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
To say nothing of possible British subjects occupying 1600 PA Ave.
Love it if a Freeper attorney could give this court a look...
I live in Illinois and I haven’t gotten a raise in 4 years, but my taxes keep going up.
Dear President Obama: We will not pay to bail out Illinois.
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