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Originally Posted by suesiegel
I'm truly not arguing BUT you need to look at the total COMPENSATION PACKAGE. Retirement age, 401K, 403B, medical care.
Someone mentioned a comparison to NY. As an ex-New Yorker you may not be aware what the cost of living is.
It is far higher than here. A former friend was with JC Penny. They offered a 20% raise to anyone who had to move to NY metro area. Those that checked found out due to the higher cost of living their standard of living would fall. We paid a 6% state tax plus ???? 2% for a non resident NYC tax. To get to work was $150 a month to the LIRR. The real estate tax on our 1200 sq foot house on a 50x100 lot was $10,000.
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Thank you for posting the reality of giving into municipal unions. The old emotional cry that "they risk their lives to save others" just doesn't match up to reality. Why LI police are among the highest paid in the nation when they rarely work as hard as their NYPD colleagues is a testament to collusion between municipal unions and elected politicians.
Not denying that TV firemen deserve a decent salary but lets stop with the emotional saving my life argument.