Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
Re: South Walton Fire Board
Here's a thought. Mexicans seem to work for less money than Americans, so maybe we could outsource the fire fighting jobs and the 911 operator jobs to Mexicans. You know we could cut that expense in half because they live 16 people to a one bedroom house. Sometimes you get what you pay for. You can moan and groan about spending $20,000 on vital employees and first responders who save lives and property, but in truth, you need to put the focus on wasteful spending on thing which don't boost employee moral. You never addressed my point that the FireFighters are trying to hire firefighters. There is the supply and demand. Pay enough, and you might get more willing firefighters to work in this area. I was kidding about the Mexicans, but is a real life example in our area, where we chose to go for a cheaper price of labor, over paying Americans enough to want the job. I could go on about outsourcing production to China and customer service to India. Do you really want to save a buck with our fire dept, hire some Spanish-only Mexicans to answer your emergency calls, but I want someone who speaks English to answer my call.
Here's a thought. Mexicans seem to work for less money than Americans, so maybe we could outsource the fire fighting jobs and the 911 operator jobs to Mexicans. You know we could cut that expense in half because they live 16 people to a one bedroom house. Sometimes you get what you pay for. You can moan and groan about spending $20,000 on vital employees and first responders who save lives and property, but in truth, you need to put the focus on wasteful spending on thing which don't boost employee moral. You never addressed my point that the FireFighters are trying to hire firefighters. There is the supply and demand. Pay enough, and you might get more willing firefighters to work in this area. I was kidding about the Mexicans, but is a real life example in our area, where we chose to go for a cheaper price of labor, over paying Americans enough to want the job. I could go on about outsourcing production to China and customer service to India. Do you really want to save a buck with our fire dept, hire some Spanish-only Mexicans to answer your emergency calls, but I want someone who speaks English to answer my call.
