Posted on 05/24/2010 10:32:44 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
The City of Charlotte, North Carolina is still suffering an unemployment rate hovering around 12 percent. Jobs are hard to come by if you are a resident of the region, unless, of course, you work for the city government. Despite the hard times fatcats in government are still partying like it's 1999! In fact, city salaries are likely to grow finds the Charlotte Observer.
For a whole year Charlotte City workers suffered under a pay hike freeze, but now the hard times are over as the City has announced that not only will the luxurious raises return, but more and more workers will be added to the rolls.
Let the celebration continue...
Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...
Bump.
As I go thru my “outplacement” services, it makes me sick to hear folks say: “I’m taking the civil service exam so I can get benefits AFTER retirement.”
I may be a bit picky, but I refuse to work FOR any government or WITH any UNION workers. It’s just against my principles!
And they wonder why we’re pissed!
if you expect those in government to reduce taxes, you’re a fool. it’s their power base and they have complete say over it. (no conflict of interest there...)
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