Shared Sacrifice Illinois Style – 40,000 Union Workers Get 14% Pay Raises, Governor Quinn Gives Raises Averaging 11.4% to 35 Staff Members
Posted on July 8th, 2010 in Economy | Comments Off
I am in favor of the concept of shared sacrifice. Unfortunately, Illinois stretches the boundary as to the meaning of the term. For example, please note Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Gave Raises Averaging 11.4% to 35 Staff Members.Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has handed out raises — some of more than 20 percent — to his staff while proclaiming a message of “shared sacrifice” and planning spending cuts of $1.4 billion because the state is awash in debt. The Democrat has given 43 salary …
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Shared Sacrifice Illinois Style – 40,000 Union Workers Get 14% Pay Raises, Governor Quinn Gives Raises Averaging 11.4% to 35 Staff Members