OT: Public pay & benefits

[sdrealtor]

I dont agree with the finest people argument. A high school friend of mine is a pretty senior fire official back east. He was a full scholarship college athelete. They work in freezing cold weather, in much hotter high humidity weather, they do their work in much older mult-story buildings that are far more prone to collapse. In a nutshell they have much tougher jobs. They make much less and can only afford to live in strictly blue collar, lower middle class neighborhoods.

[teaboy]

[quote=sdrealtor]I dont agree with the finest people argument.[/quote]

sdr,
I also dont agree with that argument. In fact I dont agree with any argument against firefighters, beause:

1. Firefighters have a tough job.
2. Firefighters risk their lives.
3. Other people get paid more than firefighters.
4. Firefighters look sexy in uniforms.
5. Firefighters, like my friend bob, are very nice people.
6. If you dont like firefighters then you should be banned from calling 911 when your house is on fire and you should try to put it out yourself. Ha-ha!

Because of the above reasons and many more good reasons we should not question how much firefighter get paid. If anything it’s not enough! ha-ha!

tb

[teaboy]

[quote=sdrealtor]I dont agree with the finest people argument.[/quote]

sdr,
I also dont agree with that argument. In fact I dont agree with any argument against firefighters, beause:

1. Firefighters have a tough job.
2. Firefighters risk their lives.
3. Other people get paid more than firefighters.
4. Firefighters look sexy in uniforms.
5. Firefighters, like my friend bob, are very nice people.
6. If you dont like firefighters then you should be banned from calling 911 when your house is on fire and you should try to put it out yourself. Ha-ha!

Because of the above reasons and many more good reasons we should not question how much firefighter get paid. If anything it’s not enough! ha-ha!

tb

[teaboy]

[quote=sdrealtor]I dont agree with the finest people argument.[/quote]

sdr,
I also dont agree with that argument. In fact I dont agree with any argument against firefighters, beause:

1. Firefighters have a tough job.
2. Firefighters risk their lives.
3. Other people get paid more than firefighters.
4. Firefighters look sexy in uniforms.
5. Firefighters, like my friend bob, are very nice people.
6. If you dont like firefighters then you should be banned from calling 911 when your house is on fire and you should try to put it out yourself. Ha-ha!

Because of the above reasons and many more good reasons we should not question how much firefighter get paid. If anything it’s not enough! ha-ha!

tb

[teaboy]

[quote=sdrealtor]I dont agree with the finest people argument.[/quote]

sdr,
I also dont agree with that argument. In fact I dont agree with any argument against firefighters, beause:

1. Firefighters have a tough job.
2. Firefighters risk their lives.
3. Other people get paid more than firefighters.
4. Firefighters look sexy in uniforms.
5. Firefighters, like my friend bob, are very nice people.
6. If you dont like firefighters then you should be banned from calling 911 when your house is on fire and you should try to put it out yourself. Ha-ha!

Because of the above reasons and many more good reasons we should not question how much firefighter get paid. If anything it’s not enough! ha-ha!

tb

[teaboy]

[quote=sdrealtor]I dont agree with the finest people argument.[/quote]

sdr,
I also dont agree with that argument. In fact I dont agree with any argument against firefighters, beause:

1. Firefighters have a tough job.
2. Firefighters risk their lives.
3. Other people get paid more than firefighters.
4. Firefighters look sexy in uniforms.
5. Firefighters, like my friend bob, are very nice people.
6. If you dont like firefighters then you should be banned from calling 911 when your house is on fire and you should try to put it out yourself. Ha-ha!

Because of the above reasons and many more good reasons we should not question how much firefighter get paid. If anything it’s not enough! ha-ha!

tb

[sdrealtor]

Just to clarify I like firefighters, I think thye have tough jobs and everyone I’ve ever met is a great person. With that said, I think they do get paid too much out here.

[sdrealtor]

Just to clarify I like firefighters, I think thye have tough jobs and everyone I’ve ever met is a great person. With that said, I think they do get paid too much out here.

[sdrealtor]

Just to clarify I like firefighters, I think thye have tough jobs and everyone I’ve ever met is a great person. With that said, I think they do get paid too much out here.

[sdrealtor]

Just to clarify I like firefighters, I think thye have tough jobs and everyone I’ve ever met is a great person. With that said, I think they do get paid too much out here.

[sdrealtor]

Just to clarify I like firefighters, I think thye have tough jobs and everyone I’ve ever met is a great person. With that said, I think they do get paid too much out here.

[Anonymous]

The majority of firefighters in the US are volunteer firefighters. Thes firefighter’s perform just as effectively, and at a fraction of the cost as the unionized “professional” firefighters do.

As tough and dangerous as the job is purported to be there seems to be no shortage of people willing to assume the job on a volunteer basis. Municipalities can massively reduce the number of professional firefighter’s on their staff’s if they are serious about reducing their budget’s.

As for benefits it’s not a question of what they should be paid, but rather a question of what can be realistically afforded based on the money available. Most public employee pensions simply cannot be afforded and should be massively scaled back or eliminated.

The Turtle

[Anonymous]

The majority of firefighters in the US are volunteer firefighters. Thes firefighter’s perform just as effectively, and at a fraction of the cost as the unionized “professional” firefighters do.

As tough and dangerous as the job is purported to be there seems to be no shortage of people willing to assume the job on a volunteer basis. Municipalities can massively reduce the number of professional firefighter’s on their staff’s if they are serious about reducing their budget’s.

As for benefits it’s not a question of what they should be paid, but rather a question of what can be realistically afforded based on the money available. Most public employee pensions simply cannot be afforded and should be massively scaled back or eliminated.

The Turtle

[Anonymous]

The majority of firefighters in the US are volunteer firefighters. Thes firefighter’s perform just as effectively, and at a fraction of the cost as the unionized “professional” firefighters do.

As tough and dangerous as the job is purported to be there seems to be no shortage of people willing to assume the job on a volunteer basis. Municipalities can massively reduce the number of professional firefighter’s on their staff’s if they are serious about reducing their budget’s.

As for benefits it’s not a question of what they should be paid, but rather a question of what can be realistically afforded based on the money available. Most public employee pensions simply cannot be afforded and should be massively scaled back or eliminated.

The Turtle

[Anonymous]

The majority of firefighters in the US are volunteer firefighters. Thes firefighter’s perform just as effectively, and at a fraction of the cost as the unionized “professional” firefighters do.

As tough and dangerous as the job is purported to be there seems to be no shortage of people willing to assume the job on a volunteer basis. Municipalities can massively reduce the number of professional firefighter’s on their staff’s if they are serious about reducing their budget’s.

As for benefits it’s not a question of what they should be paid, but rather a question of what can be realistically afforded based on the money available. Most public employee pensions simply cannot be afforded and should be massively scaled back or eliminated.

The Turtle

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