to alleviate DC's city’s leaders financials woes.
Posted on 06/21/2020 6:35:25 PM PDT by Hojczyk
This week, our award is going to the city leadership of the nation’s capital, for continuing to lobby for a coronavirus bailout package that would exceed $3 billion, while spending more than $1 billion annually on some of the most exorbitant government salaries in the nation.
Like most other American cities, the District is required to balance its budget annually. This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, city officials are claiming a $1.5 billion budget deficit and asking Congress for $3.15 billion over two years to alleviate the city’s financials woes.
The mayor of the capital, for instance, is paid $220,000 annually, which tops the salary of any state governor. Moreover, there are at least six other employees in Mayor Bowser’s office who earn more than any governor.
D.C. City Council members make roughly $141,282 per year, which is more than what's paid to members of any state legislature in the country. And the chairman of the D.C. city council, Philip Mendelson, takes home $210,000 per year, which tops the pay for every member of the U.S. Congress, except House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's $223,500.
The chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) makes $273,156 annually, a higher salary than any four-star general in the United States military makes. Open the Books identifies seven MPD officials making more, often much more, than the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security ($179,700).
D.C. public school students do not exceed a 35% proficiency rate in any standardized test subject, yet the system's chancellor earned $280,000 last year. The U.S. Secretary of Education takes home a comparatively paltry $199,700.
The report identified 77 PR professionals across city government whose average salary landed in the six-figure range.
(Excerpt) Read more at justthenews.com ...
Hey they had money to TATTOO their streets...
The existence of a “DC government” which does not consist of people employed by Congress and subject to the orders of the relevant committees is repugnant to the Constitution.
The unconstitutional “DC government” should be dismissed immediately and Congress should be instructed to do its job.
Just say NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
That was protection money
How many crackheads are currently sitting in elected offices in DC?
Nixon thought it would get him some black votes.
time to slash their salaries. A ceremonial mayor shouldn’t make 200K /yr (for that matter, no mayor should since they have an army of staffers to do the heavy lifting)
A Den of Thieves!
Why compare a City Councilman's salary to a state legislator's instead of other cities' councilmen?
Why compare a Police Chief's salary to a General rather than to Chiefs of Police of other cities?
Ah. I see. It's just outrage porn click bait.
There's an argument to be made that cities pay too much but it's much easier for Sophie to pick on DC.
to alleviate DC's city’s leaders financials woes.
District of Criminals is ultimate corruption
Ultimate
More theft by government.
JoMa
It’s not just the salaries...
https://cfo.dc.gov/service/dc-government-retirement-plans
https://dchr.dc.gov/page/employee-benefits
Check out my links.
DC public employees’ pay and bennies are insanely generous.
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