I personally don’t see why police and fire people get paid what they do. Dangerous work? Sure. So is working at 7-11. The way I see it, everyone makes decisions. Cops and firemen make a decision to be public servants. If they wanted to make money, they could have chosen a different career. Lets admit it, they ain’t the sharpest tools in the shed (as a group).

A cop or fireman dies, big funeral, family taken care of to some extent by tax payers. Military service man or woman dies, not much attention, family left to themselves.

I have friends that are firemen and cops. Some even admit that they are overpaid. Perhaps the Vallejo example will help shed light on the “abuses” of unions and incompetent public officials.