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Voters Want Super-sized Government to Crash Diet
BRD
Monday, August 2, 2010 at 7:39 PM
So what? Voters since at least the Nixon era have voted for candidates who claimed to support limiting government. What has that gotten us? Wait until November - and in the two years afterward you'll see government balloon like the fastest cancer ever seen. And it will bring the death of life, liberty and any pursuit of happiness.
pete
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 1:33 PM
The group who favor reducing packages for government workers have the right idea. The less attractive it looks the fewer scammers and bums will go after the jobs. Who wouldn't like a job where you get to wear a suit most of the time, get paid 40% to 60% more than the private sector for the same position, have no real work to do beyond showing up at some point every day and signing a few papers. And getting better medical coverage and pension than the taxpayer could ever dream about. Elected officiasl should be limited to the average wage of the area they represent plus 15%. Their appointees shold be limited to the average wage paid for the same job in the private sector in the area they represent plus 10%. All of them should be limited to two terms in office, and their pensions should mirror the pension of the private sector in the area they represent. As we've seen in the Bell, CA case, if they are left to define their own salary, benefits, and pensions, they will grab everything they see and leave taxpayers to pick up the tab. There are ways to control pols, but it's up to the voter to do it.
Ryan
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 1:54 PM
OK, BRD, so what is the answer? My powder is as dry as the next guy, but I don't think we are quite to the storming the halls stage yet. How can we better hold our elected officials to their promises?
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