Tallmanok2's Blog

Tall, The MOST important factor influencing the rate of pay of an employee is the kind of job the person performs. The individuals occupying the executive positions of the organization are responsible for establishing and developing the strategy of the organization.
Also, If you look up the comparable stats of public vs private in any given job field, the private sector is paid handsomely versus the public.
Case in point, Granholm makes roughly $140,000 plus a $60,000 expense budget. Compare this to the following:
2003 salary and wages
Anheuser-Busch $4.9 mil
Boeing - $2.4 mil
Caterpillar $2.8 mil
Comcast - $8.3 mil
IBM - $6.9 mil
SBC- $8.6 mil

Now believe me, the last thing I want to do is stick up for Jenny, but in the big scheme of things, pay for performance is the right way to go. Now if Jenny ran any of these companies the way she has ran Michigan, she would have been out on her kester long time ago. (more thaan likely with a Nice golden parachute).
Maybe the politicians should have taken a "good-will" cut in pay. But would adding that extra pocket change have changed anything?
Ratt

Well, I guess your brother picked the better job. A look at overall compensation packages is better than cashing in on a high hourly wage to start with.
I know that in the Human Resources field that I have my degree in, For a HR Manager with 7-10 yrs experience in the private sector can get $75-140 th per year, in the public sector this person would be lucky to make $45 to 60 th per year. Now include the benefits package and long term bens, which job would be better? Only the person who accepts this job would know based on their specific intents.
Ratt

I think they should make it a more level playing field by taxing the rich as equally as the poor. If everyone paid their fair share in taxes, alot of the burdens would be eased. Tax shelters are for the advantage of people that prefer not to pay their fair share. All people's incomes and assets should be taxed equally and fairly. I consider tax shelters in the same category as an offshore bank account-Just another way to avoid paying the taxes most pay. We are indeed a capitalist country, ruled not by the people but the almighty dollar.

Here's the final number. The bottom four-fifths, 80% - the bottom 80% of income earners pay just 20%, 22% of the federal income tax burden. The bottom 80% pay only 20% of the burden. Now, how in the world can anybody with a brain come forth and say, "I am against tax cuts for the rich. I'm only going to have a tax cut for the middle class." If you give a tax cut to people in the bottom 20%, you're not going to stimulate anything. They're not paying any taxes anyway.
See: http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/menu/ny_times_top_20__
pay_80__of_taxes_.guest.html
Ratt

And the only ones capable of hiding their "savings" to avoid their real fair share in certain financial markets. Having accountants and lawyers and doctors in such convenient locations as Miami Beach, Las Vegas, and other vacation hotspots so they can get a business tax write-off, for one.