Takoma Park Maryland raises for city council but not workers?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm on the union's side in terms of their pay. It absolutely should go up at least as much as they requested.

While I get that the rhetoric is effective, I do think it's disingenuous to connect it to the council/mayor salaries. The "doubled" council salaries are $24,000/year, which is barely minimum wage based on council hours worked (20-50 hours is apparently average, $24,000 is minimum wage at around 30 hours per week).

I find it hard to believe Takoma Park councilmembers work that much. County Councilmembers don't.

I think you may not be considering that TP council members spend their time on nuclear proliferation, world peace, world poverty, all of which are complex issues that require a substantial amount of time and effort.

That's not their job.

Surely the citizens of TP would benefit from solving these problems. Maybe TP should apply for UN membership.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm on the union's side in terms of their pay. It absolutely should go up at least as much as they requested.

While I get that the rhetoric is effective, I do think it's disingenuous to connect it to the council/mayor salaries. The "doubled" council salaries are $24,000/year, which is barely minimum wage based on council hours worked (20-50 hours is apparently average, $24,000 is minimum wage at around 30 hours per week).

I find it hard to believe Takoma Park councilmembers work that much. County Councilmembers don't.

I think you may not be considering that TP council members spend their time on nuclear proliferation, world peace, world poverty, all of which are complex issues that require a substantial amount of time and effort.

I assume this is said ironically? I would never have any interest in living in TP. They're all a bunch of navel gazers.