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fire the teachers and the secretaries, but increase salaries for political appointee?
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30ashopper
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? Governor Scott would pay himself a salary, say about what a beginning teacher or firefighter makes and live on that for the length of his tenure as governor;
That would be an interesting offer. I wish politicians were noble enough to do something like this but it's a rare quality for them, if it exists at all.
? He would expect his Executive Staff to take the same rate of pay/pension/benefit cuts that everyone else is taking under his administration;
Technically these pension benefits are set by the same state law. The governor gets a really good contribution percentage, although not as high as high risk employees like firefighters -
Regular Employee 9.63%
DROP participants 11.14%
Special Risk Administrative Support 12.10%
Senior Management Service 13.43%
Legislators 15.20%
Governor, Lt. Governor, Cabinet Officers 15.20%
State Attorney, Public Defenders 15.20%
County Elected Officers 17.50%
Justices, Judges 20.65%
Special Risk 22.11%
By taking a 1 cent salary, he's forfeiting everything. So essentially he's gone even further than your suggestion. He obviously has no need for these benefits anyway, so I think this was the right thing for him to do.
? He would put his own money into a trust that would not be touched as long as he was Governor, so that he could not say at some point: ?I?m not taking a salary, so I don?t have to answer to the citizens, the media, the legislature??
I believe that's what he did, or at least said he was going to do.
? He would spend a week as a caseworker for the Department of Family and Children; a week as a teacher; a week as a firefighter; a week as traffic engineer with DOT; a week with a bridge maintenance crew; a corrections officer; a maintenance person at a Community College; a retiree on a fixed income?
When would he actually get around to governing? Next year? I smell an ulterior plot on your part.
? He would approach the idea of health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Florida not from a profit making mindset, but from a quality of life point of view.
? He would trade his arrogance for an ounce of humility; his self-centeredness for some empathy; and his lack of understanding of what government is about, for some education.
Well here I think you're just being a cynic.
If I had my way, our Governor would be a good steward of the land, the people, and the environment of our great state.
He's only been in office a month and a half! Give the guy a chance!
That would be an interesting offer. I wish politicians were noble enough to do something like this but it's a rare quality for them, if it exists at all.
? He would expect his Executive Staff to take the same rate of pay/pension/benefit cuts that everyone else is taking under his administration;
Technically these pension benefits are set by the same state law. The governor gets a really good contribution percentage, although not as high as high risk employees like firefighters -
Regular Employee 9.63%
DROP participants 11.14%
Special Risk Administrative Support 12.10%
Senior Management Service 13.43%
Legislators 15.20%
Governor, Lt. Governor, Cabinet Officers 15.20%
State Attorney, Public Defenders 15.20%
County Elected Officers 17.50%
Justices, Judges 20.65%
Special Risk 22.11%
By taking a 1 cent salary, he's forfeiting everything. So essentially he's gone even further than your suggestion. He obviously has no need for these benefits anyway, so I think this was the right thing for him to do.
? He would put his own money into a trust that would not be touched as long as he was Governor, so that he could not say at some point: ?I?m not taking a salary, so I don?t have to answer to the citizens, the media, the legislature??
I believe that's what he did, or at least said he was going to do.
? He would spend a week as a caseworker for the Department of Family and Children; a week as a teacher; a week as a firefighter; a week as traffic engineer with DOT; a week with a bridge maintenance crew; a corrections officer; a maintenance person at a Community College; a retiree on a fixed income?
When would he actually get around to governing? Next year? I smell an ulterior plot on your part.
? He would approach the idea of health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Florida not from a profit making mindset, but from a quality of life point of view.
? He would trade his arrogance for an ounce of humility; his self-centeredness for some empathy; and his lack of understanding of what government is about, for some education.
Well here I think you're just being a cynic.
If I had my way, our Governor would be a good steward of the land, the people, and the environment of our great state.
He's only been in office a month and a half! Give the guy a chance!
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scooterbug44
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I don't have a problem with a Governor (or a mayor like Bloomberg) not taking any pay. If they can afford not to, it saves us money and is a nice gesture.
And as far as benefits, I think there should only be 2 categories - regular and special risk. Politicians don't deserve significantly larger contributions.
And as far as benefits, I think there should only be 2 categories - regular and special risk. Politicians don't deserve significantly larger contributions.
