DUmmies support cutting benefits for public employees.

[thundley4]

The Northerner (1000+ posts)             Fri Apr-15-11 02:44 AM
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California lawmakers stripped of state cars
   
The valuable perk will be replaced with a $300 monthly transportation allowance under a decision by a state panel that says the change will cut in half what taxpayers now spend on the legislators.

California lawmakers on Thursday were stripped of a valued perk — a state-purchased car that has been replaced with a $300 monthly transportation allowance.

The California Citizens Compensation Commission, responsible for setting state officials' salaries and benefits, said the move would save more than $2.3 million over the next five years, cutting in half what taxpayers spend on lawmakers' transportation.

Not all legislators have state cars, but for those who do, taxpayers spend an average $7,300 a year — more than double the new allowance — on the vehicle purchase, gas, maintenance and insurance. Many lawmakers pay a small share of the purchase price.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lawmakers-pay-2...

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glowing   (1000+ posts)             Fri Apr-15-11 02:57 AM
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2. How is it that people who are supposed to be "employees" of the People
   
end up with payment perks to get to work; while people who actually elect them, pay taxes to support them and policy, and are theoretically supposed to be in "charge" end up with less and less and less in their jobs... that is if they have jobs.

This isn't a whole lot different than the unions in Wisconsin and other states, when you get right down to it.

ixion   (1000+ posts)             Fri Apr-15-11 03:47 AM
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3. "cutting in half what taxpayers spend on lawmakers' transportation."
   
And why is it that taxpayers pay ANY of their transportation?

This is part of what is wrong with politics, in my opinion.

[DumbAss Tanker]

They don't all use the perk, and it'll be half of what they currently spend each on those who do.  But now they'll all get the allowance.

Putting two and two together here, this sounds like it's going to come out pretty close to a zero-sum game.

[true_blood]

glowing   (1000+ posts)             Fri Apr-15-11 02:57 AM
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2. How is it that people who are supposed to be "employees" of the People end up with payment perks to get to work; while people who actually elect them, pay taxes to support them and policy, and are theoretically supposed to be in "charge" end up with less and less and less in their jobs... that is if they have jobs.

Could this DUmmie actually be catching on?!?!

[I_B_Perky]

Could this DUmmie actually be catching on?!?!

Naw.... never happen. Dummies are too stupid.

[docstew]

Could this DUmmie actually be catching on?!?!

No, because they didn't feel compelled to mention that since the inception of this allowance CA has been politically dominated by the left.  The fact that they are now deciding to "cut" a perk that makes them look bad doesn't mean they've changed anything, just that they don't want to lose next year.

[compaqxp]

I once worked for a place the let the higher up employees use company cars. In my experience any car you're provided is a cheap POS.

[Evil_Conservative]

I once worked for a place the let the higher up employees use company cars. In my experience any car you're provided is a cheap POS.

Any government official vehicle I've been close to has always been either a Prius or a Malibu.

[thundley4]

Any government official vehicle I've been close to has always been either a Prius or a Malibu.

Most of the company cars where I work are Malibus, that is the ones that aren't trucks.

[diesel driver]

Any government official vehicle I've been close to has always been either a Prius or a Malibu.

Several years ago, they used to be those butt-ugly Caprice's.  I think they still have a few of those around here, but most are Malibu's or Crown Vic's, usually "hand me down" retired police cruisers.

[BlueStateSaint]

Any government official vehicle I've been close to has always been either a Prius or a Malibu.

NYS has some natural gas-powered Honda Civics around.  My department has a Dodge Durango, too, which I've used a few times, but it stinks to high heaven on the inside.