Any mayor who wants to cut firemen's salaries to minimum wage needs to spend one day training . . .

[Stinky The Clown]

. . . with them.

Not many people can stand walking into a burning building, surrounded by fire, wearing all that gear, and a claustrophobic breathing apparatus. In July. In 100°+ temperatures. Maybe in Scranton, PA.

I can't think of many people who would do that for $7.25 an hour.

[Honeycombe8]

1. I don't think anyone is saying they weren't worth their prior wages. I think they're saying...

the city is out of money. The Mayor's salary was cut to min. wage, too.

The situation is dire. The city needs to file for bankruptcy, but the state legislature won't let it.

It's a problem.

[DontTreadOnMe]

2. I disagree. I think EVERY public worker should make MINUMUM WAGE for one year.

Then I want to see how many vote Republican the next election. I am tired of public workers who vote Republican.. it needs to get a lot worse before America wakes up and rises against the 1%.

[grasswire]

3. does "public worker" include politicians? n/t

[DontTreadOnMe]

4. of course.. every politician. Expose what 'Minimum wage" really is.

Do you think you can support a family on minimum wage?

[NNN0LHI]

5. Anyone who helped cut my pay by driving imports needs to spend a week working in an auto plant

Not just mayors. Everyone. Now that would be fair.

I will even come out of retirement to supervise them. That I will do for free.

Don

[FrodosPet]

6. He didn't WANT to

Blood from a turnip.

If you don't have the money in the account, then what? Go ahead and write rubber checks?

I'd say Scranton and Stockton and Detroit need accounts with super-strength overdraft protection.

[TBF]

7. I just posted the story as well -

Doherty is a democrat and didn't want to do it - something about not being able to raise taxes.

It's time for people to get in the streets and DEMAND that taxes are raised on upper income folks and corporations. Enough is enough.