frode.. my point was that police and fire are eating up about 80% of the cities budgets here.. they are far from underpaid. they have a relatively unskilled job that requires very little education and even less physical skill and are some of the least dangerous jobs on the planet.. they are not even in the top ten. Teachers are also way overpaid for their skill level and the fact that they are part time workers getting full time salaries.
Most cities get more money from sales tax and industry than anything.. housing is a loser. you get a lot to start but then it is a drag on the budget. Housing does not really pay its share of the infrastructure.
lazs
Fire fighting isn't dangerous? do you run IN to the burning buildings? i know a few fire fighters, and yes, they are VERY skilled jobs. yes, they DO require recurrent training. i had a friend almost died when he fell through the floor, while looking for an occupant that was supposedly inside. the only thing that saved him was his beacon...it went off when he stopped moving, and led help to him. it gets disorienting inside a smoke filled dark building. i'm glad for people like him, as i know i couldn't do that. most police officers are highly trained too, although, sometimes they wast time with roadside checks. again, picture yourself doing a stop 2am, car has all tinted windows, and no back up available. you dont think that's dangerous? maybe you'd like to talk to a camden officer? or newark? miami?
now..overpaid people? actors, sports players, race car drivers, news casters(actors?), politicians. if you want to cut the budgets, then you need to get the local politicians that were giving themselves raises while the rest of us were struggling to now take pay cuts. they don't need to cut down on services, they just need to lower their own pay. problem is that'll never happen.
we all need to remember one thing. these days, we're ALL only a single keystroke away from the other side of this subject.
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