I suspected something like this was probably coming down the pike- a person I know (city employee) living up north is facing a 25% cut in pay (while the mayor of the city takes a whopping 10% cut- from $140,000 to $126,000).  The person I know only makes around $30,000 a year- and won't be able to afford her home if the pay cut goes through, which it will in a couple of months.  Indeed, she says that most of the people she knows that works for the city will probably end up homeless- including cops and firefighters.  

It's a proven fact that the less the income, the greater the impact any cut will make on one's life.  I just wonder if the homeless ministries up there will start telling them that if they hadn't sinned- they wouldn't be homeless.

The law prevents them from striking... especially the police and firefighters.  They're trying to get the public involved.

I know Florida state employees who make less than $25,000- part time and so on.  At least a couple could not afford ANY cut in income- like so many of us they're living hand to mouth and paycheck to paycheck.

Oh.. and the lawsuit.  Well, it's obvious- the elected officials are the leaders and so their pay won't be cut (or they'll raise it 5% and cut it 1%).   Their personal incomes aren't in danger, so they don't care.

The Florida legislature is harming the poor and average citizens in the state- just so the elected officials can say that they cut taxes for the rich (and try to get their religious license plate and vouchers- big issues for the fundamentalist/dominionist churches) - passed!

I'm getting really sick of the Florida legislature.

by ArchaeoBob on Mon May 04, 2009 at 12:12:02 AM EST
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