Not all of them have cushy union salaries or pensions, the way you describe. Most of them do, I’ll give you that. And, as I stated, CLEARLY, I completely understand that.
However, when it’s crunch time, how do the city leaders(all of them) scare the bejesus out of everyone....all the cops and fireman will have to go home. No one will be there to catch bank robbers or put out fires.
Never here them talk about the folks sweeping the streets, libraries closing, etc etc.
Annnnnnddddddd, I’m not defending any place in California or any other city that pays their folks the way they do and then turns a blind eye to the blatant disability fraud that is committed every day, with their retirees. Everyone of these places has a ‘disability scam’ playbook, that the workers can use whenever they want.
Hell, if you look at the US military, right now, those getting out are playing the system as bad as anyone. Some, never having deployed getting over $1000/month, for life, for telling the VA Pimp, I mean VA Counselor, that they have trouble sleeping at night.
Back in 2013, the LIRR went through some tough times when they finally started going after guys for disability fraud. I know one personally who went to an audiologist, was cleared, and then shopped around till he found a doctor that would sign off on his hearing loss and subsequent medical retirement.
There are whole departments in city governments that can be eliminated and the jobs performed better by the private sector. Thus lessening the burden on the taxpayer and putting themselves in a position to pay the bills. Just too many jobs to hand out to relatives, friends, relatives of friends, nieces, nephews, grandkids, etc.
I know for a fact that most earned just about the same as we private sector types....I think now, the pendulum as swung to the point that some in public sector are making more and this is as wrong as anything. That, no one can argue.
It’d be one thing if a mayor came in, with some real business acumen, and was able to solve the financial problems, balance the books and put the place on stable, level footing. Yeah, maybe that one needs to get paid, but the rest of them are nothing but clowns. Just have to look at the last couple in Baltimore. Especially the one during the Freddy Gray riots. She has to walk around with Sharpton as her bodyguard. How much do you suck if he has to be with you?
Most urban political posts are nothing but reparations by another name.