Palin got $60,000+ to govern a city of 9,000!!

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

Jezus h christ on a stick, that is alot of money...And apparently she lied about too.

Do all right wing dominist women lie? I think so.

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/did_palin_really_take_a_pay_cu.php

[KamaAina]

1. Sexism! Sexism! Sexism!

:sarcasm:

but seriously, all right-wing Dominionist men lie, too.

[eshfemme]

2. OMFG, that comes out to around $6,000+ that each person in Wasila had to pay for her as mayor.

That's ridiculous!

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

4. there are some cases, particularly in the south, that I think

politicians are underpaid, but 60 grand for a city of 9,000? That is way way too much, imho

[hfojvt]

6. it's only about $10 per person

you left out some zeros. 6,000 x 10 = $60,000
Which seems like a lot of money for such a small town.

[eshfemme]

8. Oh man, I need to get some food in me. I have no brain cells today.

Embarrassed.

[JackintheGreen]

3. Hate to be the rain

but shit is expensive in Alaska. It probably simply represents cost of living.

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

5. not buying it

60 grand is way too much for a city of 9,000

[mediaman007]

7. I don't think that the residents pay enough taxes for that salary. I would

guess that it comes out of the federal earmarks. So, I guess you and I are helping to pay her $60,000 salary!

[JackintheGreen]

10. Sorry, but my guess was correct

According to Alaska's own department of labor, the avg. income is over $70K (the median and per capita are much lower, but still much better than the national average). See:

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:MtnhnCMuhF8J:www.labor.state.ak.us/research/trends/nov05inc.pdf+average+income+in+Alaska&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

And according to this website http://www.payscale.com/research/US/State=Alaska/Salary
the avg. pay for a non-profit executive director in Alaska in $60K


So the numbers are not only right but normative.

[Wickerman]

9. Don't forget, she was a Mayor WITH a City Manager

The manager was brought in when she fucked up. The City Manager probably brought down about 75K per year. That is the average for a City that size in the Midwest, certainly. Of course, that doesn't take into account that you already have a part time mayor. 60K for a part time job is pretty freakin' good. Don;t forget she redecorated her office to the tune of 50K. :eyes:

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

11. ok, in further reading of the article, there was a city manager

AND chief administrator, each getting about $40,000 to $75,000. Am I just a total ignoramus or does it take that much salary/people to run a city of 9.000? I probably am just an ignoramus..

[Gwendolyn]

12. Didn't they have to hire a manager to do her job for another $50,000...

on top of that? Because she was incompetent?