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Jun 10, 2009 at 10:06 AM : The more you lay...

The more you lay people off and cut their wages, the less money goes into the economy which creates another inane argument for cutting more jobs and laying more people off. We've got to get more creative about how to generate profit instead of taking away people's other means of supporting the battered economy.

Jun 10, 2009 at 10:06 AM : I completely agree...

I completely agree Adam.

The most important quality in a business manager is foresight. Unless this quality is present, first and foremost, there’s no reason for the position.

Yes, he should be fired and replaced. At the very least, a 50% pay cut that represents his true worth and competency to the taxpayer.

The other paradox here is the public sector always tries to rationalize pay and benefits by crying for “parity” with the private sector.

Now that aggregate private sector compensation is down 20% from pay cuts, lay offs, benefit cuts, and reduced hours, I’m still waiting for 20% pay and benefit cuts across the board to maintain the precious “parity” with the private sector.

Start with top management, and work down until the budget is balanced. That should spare the grunts.

Jun 10, 2009 at 10:06 AM : I thought the same...

I thought the same thing, Adam, when I read that. In fact, my mom and I were just on the phone talking about it. Fritch's "MY office is too important to cut!" was laughable. Yeah, Fritch, only YOU and YOUR dept are what's important here. Geez. "But MY office generates revenue! Uh, you want specifics? Uh...I'll have to get back to you on that...." LOL!

I also found it irritating that the Board of Supervisors' promises to cut their own staffs and their own pay were SORTA kept. Not by Rubio (YET, he swears) and really, not by McQuiston, either, who is taking a FURLOUGH day, instead of a paycut. Well la-di-da, McQuiston, but a furlough (a day off without pay) IS NOT the same thing as a paycut (which is working THE SAME amount of hours, just for LESS money.)

Here's where you can stick your furlough, McQuiston! And have you taken your pay cut YET, Rubio?

Jun 10, 2009 at 10:06 AM : The more you lay...

This is true only for the private sector. In the absence of debt financing for government services, (which is highly responsible for much of the problem), laying off government workers has no long term net effect on consumer purchasing power, since the tax savings accrued is spent by the consumer. Gross profit generated by the private sector

is the source of net tax revenue. Government services are an overhead expense,not a profit maker.

Jun 10, 2009 at 11:06 AM : Good post adam~ as...

Good post adam~ as always. Deparment heads could be cut,and the real work done by the staff.