Sacramento flood agency considers huge salary hikes

Despite the economic crisis that has spurred drastic cuts in state and local government spending, the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency plans to boost salaries for professional employees by up to 127 percent in the coming fiscal year.

Executive Director Stein M. Buer called his proposed changes essential to 'fair' treatment of employees ...

[And what, exactly, is 'fair' about private sector layoffs? Isn't it nice that regardless of the economy government employees have the luxury of worrying about childish notions of 'fairness'.]

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