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Many of you know how I often rag the citizens of the state of Florida for being stupid and/or ignorant. It is nice for me to see that I am not the only resident in the state who thinks that Florida voters are idiots.
2 FL Teabag Lawmakers Hire 60+ "assistants" at $100K+ each!!
by SemDem Sun Feb 27, 2011 at 09:00
Note: This is the Part VI of MY STUPID STATE, where I document what happens when a state full of Democrats elect a veto-proof right-wing legislature along with a teabag CRIMINAL governor to lead us. (Once again, yes--an actual bona-fide criminal who literally stole from seniors, who subsequently elected him.) This is my documentation of my beloved but idiotic state of Florida's slow decent into chaos.
A few weeks ago, Teabag Goober Rick Scott released his budget, which guts children's healthcare and education, along with cuts in every state agency sans one--his own. The bastard is requesting 420 staffers and a $343 million increase for his OWN budget.
Well of course, you say. It's Rick Effin' Scott. Shamelessly stealing from old people for years means its no big thing to kick kids in the teeth while simultaneously looking out for #1.
BUT it's just Rick right?
If only. Our top two legislators: the ethically-challenged FL Senate President Mike "Hair"idopolos and the power-hungry FL House Speaker Dean Cannon where not to be outdone in douchebaggery.
These two teabaggers have backed up their man Rick Scott in every way...all the while crowing about cutting spending and lecturing Floridians on the need for painful sacrifice.
Of course, these lectures are only meant for the working class. You know, the freeloading teachers, firefighters, health-care workers, etc. I think we can all at least agree that we have way too many of these fat cats here in Florida. And I for one am sick and tired of teachers always flaunting their wealth in my face.
Slash them all, I say. And apparently they say as well. (This, of course, despite the fact that the Florida GOP has put the entire tax burden on the working class while the the super-rich and corporations get off "Scott" free thanks to loopholes and exemptions. Spare the rich, gouge the workers... oh, and insult them while your doing it. That's the teabagger way.)
Of course, to help them with all this fiscal belt-tightening, Dean and Mike obviously needed to hire a slew of highly-paid assistants. These included 61 who are who are now paid over $100,000 each with taxpayer funds.
Naturally, the salaries went up across the board in this tea party legislature. However, the top aides to Dean and Mike are now raking in $146K and $175K respectively. In other words, 3.5 and 4 times respectively the amount Dean and Mike are paid! (Cripes, if we really want to save money, Mike and Dean should quit and let these two "advisors" actually take over their damn jobs. It would be a lot cheaper for us!)
The video above is laughable, but the money shot is when Cannon talks down to us simple-folk and explains that we obviously "don't understand the experience and qualifications" of the people who are getting these big six figure salaries. Right--including his new highly-paid spokeswoman who apparently has NO prior experience. (P.S., if she is the spokeswoman, why is she letting Dean defend her salary? DAMMIT, Dean, what am I paying her for?)
Hey Florida?
HAD ENOUGH?
It's our turn to get angry. The Awake the State rallies are across the state on March 8! Click the link to find the closest near you!
