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Originally Posted by mcsluggo
...except that it is a kinda meaningless statistic.
http://www.opm.gov/oca/09tables/pdf/DCB.pdf
the story IMPLIES that the number of employees making over $150k surged out of nowhere (and also implying that it could be waaaaay over $150k), while in reality the 2% cost of living allowance was enough to push the very top general salary in the washington area from just under $150k to just over that mark.
for what its worth FIRST YEAR associates at the major DC area law firms (and Dallas law firms) earn over $160 k in 2009
http://www.nalp.org/salariesjuly09 |
Is there any level of government largesse that liberals won't defend?
I mean...if the story instead was that 48% of government employees were paid more than a gillion dollars per year and supplied with a 18 year old virgins to act as personal testical washers, would you then say, "hey....this seems like a bit much!"