erynthered Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I need to up date my resume http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/...nterstitialskip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 When the recession started, the Transportation Department had only one person earning a salary of $170,000 or more. Eighteen months later, 1,690 employees had salaries above $170,000. More change we can believe in. Hope all you Obama voters earning $50k per year are happy to be contributing to this trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Hey it's hard being in DOT. They took away there building downtown two year ago and moved them to nice new digs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I have no opinion on this article- either way. It doesn't provide enough information. What were these people being payed to do? Were they sitting at desks, surfing the web, or doing something we need them to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 I should never have posted this thread. That article from the right leaning hack paper USA Today is purely speculative and anecdotal. Sorry everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 You guys don't get it. The plan is to get everyone in government making $250k and above so they will pay more in taxes. This is the new BistroMath method for reducing the deficit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 The only folks making that much are not standard govies (GSers). They are SES's and polical appointees. So basically it's the administration thanking those that helped get them elected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I have no opinion on this article- either way. It doesn't provide enough information. What were these people being payed to do? Were they sitting at desks, surfing the web, or doing something we need them to do? Nice cop out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Really nothing new... The party on the inside will do whatever it takes to stay in power; the party on the outside will do whatever it takes to throw out the "in's" and claim power for itself. As long as we are willing to elect/re-elect them [read - let them do it] they will. The best predictor of tomorrow's politics is yesterday, so.... Yawn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 More change we can believe in. Hope all you Obama voters earning $50k per year are happy to be contributing to this trend. Pay hikes. Then-president Bush recommended — and Congress approved — across-the-board raises of 3% in January 2008 and 3.9% in January 2009. President Obama has recommended 2% pay raises in January 2010, the smallest since 1975. Most federal workers also get longevity pay hikes — called steps — that average 1.5% per year. Yeah, all his fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Yeah, all his fault. 3% and 2% pay raises do not bring the number of federal employees making over 100K to 170K go up by 2000%. Are your math skills really that poor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 3% and 2% pay raises do not bring the number of federal employees making over 100K to 170K go up by 2000%. Are your math skills really that poor? You forgot to factor 3.5 into your equation *Edit - I propose that the universal constant 3.5 be assigned the symbol AH. Pronounced A of H, as in Arm of Holcomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 The only folks making that much are not standard govies (GSers). They are SES's and polical appointees. So basically it's the administration thanking those that helped get them elected. Exactly. Those are the golden tier executives making that kind of money. I wonder how many working stiff jobs like mine (I am not a GS, I am a WY or wage grade) working swing-shift they are creating?? Speaking of "steps"... Being a WY, I have been stepped out for almost 10 years now. The only thing I get is a COLA and being a wage grade employee (WY) that is based on the area and scale I am in... The last couple of years that amount hasn't even been keeping up with the % I pay towards my health insurance. A 100 grand is a ton of money... I can't think of anyone in our district making that kind of money out side the executive service... And then there is gotta be probably just few top engineers or executives?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 You forgot to factor 3.5 into your equation *Edit - I propose that the universal constant 3.5 be assigned the symbol AH. Pronounced A of H, as in Arm of Holcomb Yes, my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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