Friday, August 15, 2008
'Unusual and politically risky'
The first reaction to Carla's self-payments: Disappointment. But now let's look at public unions' use of pass-through taxpayer funds to fight the November anti-tax initiative -- and look at the pay, perks and palaces of union bosses and underlings at the same time. As one commentator put it: "What Ms. Howell pays herself from her efforts is a fraction of what lobbyists who work to extract more money from taxpayers are raking in." ...
The first reaction to Carla's self-payments: Disappointment. But now let's look at public unions' use of pass-through taxpayer funds to fight the November anti-tax initiative -- and look at the pay, perks and palaces of union bosses and underlings at the same time. As one commentator put it: "What Ms. Howell pays herself from her efforts is a fraction of what lobbyists who work to extract more money from taxpayers are raking in." ...
