tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post7294933936209990032..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: The 5% Wage Heist. Guest Blog by Norma RaeGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-1265135947693106822013-12-06T16:05:19.601-05:002013-12-06T16:05:19.601-05:00YOU FORGOT TO MENTIONED THAT JUAN KURYLA GOT ONLY ...YOU FORGOT TO MENTIONED THAT JUAN KURYLA GOT ONLY 150K MORE THAN THE CURRENT DIRECTOR. THE PORT IS IN THE WORST FINANCIAL SITUATION THAN EVER IT IS A MAKE BELIEVE ENTERPRISE...LOL IT DEPENDS ON MR. ED MARKEZ TO SIGN ALL OF THE PORTS BORROWING IN 30 YEARS AND THEY REFINANCE AND REFINANCE ON THE TAXPAYERS BACK.... THE GUY NOT ONLY COMES IN LATE BUT GIVES IN TO ALL OF THE TENANTS BY HIRING ONE OF Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-23778900365951924282013-12-06T07:36:20.204-05:002013-12-06T07:36:20.204-05:00:):)Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-33099583367978600362013-12-05T09:19:42.293-05:002013-12-05T09:19:42.293-05:00The problem is a lot of family and friends are pac...The problem is a lot of family and friends are packed in the airport and port. Where would they go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-44081693645896247672013-12-04T20:43:18.638-05:002013-12-04T20:43:18.638-05:00Detroit. Residents left Detroit because as the au...Detroit. Residents left Detroit because as the auto industry made bad decisions local elected officials did not heed the warning signs. Instead of planning for a reduced population and paying attention when whites left Detroit after the Detroit riots elected officials kept overpaying City employees. So less and less residents were forced to pay escalating taxes and more residents left town. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-91450761422629596152013-12-04T12:38:29.362-05:002013-12-04T12:38:29.362-05:00Why did they leave?Why did they leave?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-36661957178420800062013-12-04T10:34:41.656-05:002013-12-04T10:34:41.656-05:00The 5% health care issues and the library issues a...The 5% health care issues and the library issues are just smokescreens to divert attention from the REALLY big money thievery going on (e.g. airport and seaport).<br />WHY a mayor, or ANY leader would spend time and money on miniscule fractions of the county budget is just plain stupid and horrible leadership (UNLESS there is a good reason, hence the diversion).<br />Let's call for a cap in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-37638385167654375972013-12-04T10:33:12.081-05:002013-12-04T10:33:12.081-05:00Every time employees salaries become the topic of ...Every time employees salaries become the topic of conversation I'm reminded of a fable my grandfather used to tell me- it's about what crabs do when you put them in a bucket; as the ones on top try to climb out of the bucket the ones at the bottom keep pulling them down. La Ley Del Cangrejo- shouldn't we as a community be working towards helping others make more money rather than Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-65055207410314108092013-12-04T07:02:36.641-05:002013-12-04T07:02:36.641-05:00" Anonymous Anonymous said...
Want to be...<i>" Anonymous Anonymous said...<br /><br /> Want to be another Detroit? Just keep overpaying the public sector employees and just keep giving them Rolls Royce benefit plans. "</i><br /><br /><b>You're naive if you think that is the issue behind Detroit's fall. In the 1950's Detroit topped out at a population of 1,800,000 residents, by the 2000's they were down to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-465387026519661652013-12-04T04:35:29.500-05:002013-12-04T04:35:29.500-05:00The salary Report is an empowering tool that is de...The <a href="http://www.salaryexpectation.com/" rel="nofollow">salary Report</a> is an empowering tool that is designed for employers, expats and for those who are frequent flyers to give them access to cost of living allowance in 140 cities and 93 countries across the globe. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756043678448507731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-89384608835151827392013-12-03T23:48:16.504-05:002013-12-03T23:48:16.504-05:00Picking on lower level staff when bad decisions ab...Picking on lower level staff when bad decisions abound is a way to ignore major economic issues such as the port and the county's falling bond ratings. Focus on issuing bonds for more stadiums (soccer, football), ignore the debt service mounting up, double up the Port Director positions, create chaos with last minute budget changes, use CDT funds for operating county museums, and top that offAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-52838964731866978482013-12-03T22:37:28.773-05:002013-12-03T22:37:28.773-05:00Detroit! Front page of the NY Times. Detroit is ...Detroit! Front page of the NY Times. Detroit is bankrupt because greedy overly ambitious elected officials caved in to powerful union bosses. The same problem has happened in municipalities nationwide. In fact, it is a world wide problem. Small minded elected officials get drunk by a taste of power and they do will do anything to get re-elected. You cannot use the taxes of hard working Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-78073164470682587172013-12-03T20:08:01.187-05:002013-12-03T20:08:01.187-05:00With nearly 3,700 employees making over $100k annu...With nearly 3,700 employees making over $100k annually, Miami-Dade County pays higher than every other employer in the area. The bad news is that the high paying plum jobs go only to friends and family of existing county employees. Every Deputy Mayor, Department Director, and Deputy Department Director was hired by Gimenez without a competitive recruitment process. It's a disgraceful practiceMarianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-17821858780577631852013-12-03T16:20:29.707-05:002013-12-03T16:20:29.707-05:00Want to be another Detroit? Just keep overpaying ...Want to be another Detroit? Just keep overpaying the public sector employees and just keep giving them Rolls Royce benefit plans. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-77566450353300631252013-12-03T13:08:44.267-05:002013-12-03T13:08:44.267-05:00With the BCC and Gimenez on a spending frenzy, I&#...With the BCC and Gimenez on a spending frenzy, I'd really rather have a court appointed receiver in charge of our tax dollars cleaning house because otherwise, the cycle continues. Bankruptcy isn't a bad idea because the bonds could be paid off with property tax revenue, it's just the pensions and unions would be screwed. The problem with Miami Dade County is the cycle will never beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-67703056881586895352013-12-03T11:02:15.685-05:002013-12-03T11:02:15.685-05:00How did we get to comparative salaries? I thought...How did we get to comparative salaries? I thought this was about payment of rising healthcare costs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-24207921174723187422013-12-03T09:18:21.957-05:002013-12-03T09:18:21.957-05:00Please read the news. The high pay and benefits o...Please read the news. The high pay and benefits of public sector employees has become a serious nationwide problem. Cities have filed for bankruptcy. Residents have fled. Detroit residents vacated. Overly rich pay and benefit programs are often named as the cause. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-4579390571035221612013-12-03T07:50:42.840-05:002013-12-03T07:50:42.840-05:00@LaLa you failed to mention that the police depart...@LaLa you failed to mention that the police department union only accepted that 5% "insurance deduction" after Mr. Gimenez sent out pink slips to about 200 officers or roughly 10% of the sworn force. <br /><br />The truth is the mayor fired 200 officers then rescinded it when the unions gave the 5%. He promised to give it back, which of course he won't since it gives him leverage Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-53844106820131311122013-12-03T07:50:15.198-05:002013-12-03T07:50:15.198-05:00That anon with the 2 hour lunches must have alot o...That anon with the 2 hour lunches must have alot of time on his hands.... Other than his story is a lie, He must be a former employee or a lobbyist shunned.Outofsightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-39653668667036942232013-12-03T07:26:43.984-05:002013-12-03T07:26:43.984-05:00Since most library and water treatment employees t...Since most library and water treatment employees throughout the nation are paid at about half the rate of Miami-Dade county employees, does that mean all those other employees are incompetent? Of course not. <br /><br />The county should do a salary survey and pay at the middle of the range. There is no reason we need to pay the highest government wages in the nation.HR Managernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-41127004339626271592013-12-03T06:51:44.070-05:002013-12-03T06:51:44.070-05:00The county will never do a good comparative analys...The county will never do a good comparative analysis of what these 3,500+ county employees who make $100K plus do at the county level versus the private sector because all it takes is one look at the port or airport directors budgets/employees to see how overpaid those people are. They will never take a look at the Mayor's administrative budget to compare it with a private employer with the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-45061777541285047352013-12-03T06:08:40.149-05:002013-12-03T06:08:40.149-05:00Last comment: putzLast comment: putzGeniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-57448264621122193062013-12-02T23:04:15.256-05:002013-12-02T23:04:15.256-05:00Public sector employees are vastly overpaid. At l...Public sector employees are vastly overpaid. At least the vast majority are vastly overpaid. Ever hang around County Hall. See all the employees saunter in at 9:45 pm. Take 2 hour lunches and then leave work at 3:45 pm? Yup. For that 3,500+ make over $100,000+ per year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-20923408400396519192013-12-02T22:23:52.488-05:002013-12-02T22:23:52.488-05:00Who wants a minimum wage employee to be responsibl...Who wants a minimum wage employee to be responsible for chemically treating your water supply during the night shift at the water treatment plant? I want a trained, capable and responsible public employee on the job. <br /><br />Would you fly an airline that paid their pilots minimum wage? I wouldn't think so. <br /><br />If Gimenez wants to contribute 5% of the over $400,000 in public money Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-74490070356954215062013-12-02T22:15:54.365-05:002013-12-02T22:15:54.365-05:00Gimenez thinks a librarian is nothing more than a ...Gimenez thinks a librarian is nothing more than a glorified store clerk. He fails to appreciate the tremendous service librarians provide to the citizens who are actually curious about a wide range of subjects. Librarians are highly qualified specialists who guide the curious in their research, and identify sources for any topic that might intrigue a library visitor. Of course, for people who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-63634651197009227222013-12-02T22:10:19.463-05:002013-12-02T22:10:19.463-05:00People who want to downgrade the compensation for ...People who want to downgrade the compensation for public workers should stop and think about what they are asking for. Should every everyone drop out of high school and be content with an average paying job? <br /><br />When kids look at careers (civil engineering, criminal justice, nursing) they want to know they will earn a decent income. If they graduate high school, keep their nose clean, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com