Comments on: Lawmakers go after Richardson’s political appointees http://newmexicoindependent.com/39813/lawmakers-go-after-richardsons-political-appointees New Mexico news and politics Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Fedup77 http://newmexicoindependent.com/39813/lawmakers-go-after-richardsons-political-appointees#comment-21132 Fedup77 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:53:03 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=39813#comment-21132 Yep, everyone. No broad brush just simple math. Take a pension and add the average double dip job these folks are in and they are all making close to or over $100,000 per year. As reported by KRQE about 8 months ago. Yep, everyone. No broad brush just simple math. Take a pension and add the average double dip job these folks are in and they are all making close to or over $100,000 per year. As reported by KRQE about 8 months ago.

]]> By: GimmieAMilk http://newmexicoindependent.com/39813/lawmakers-go-after-richardsons-political-appointees#comment-21128 GimmieAMilk Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:34:37 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=39813#comment-21128 The list of gov. exempt positions, salaries, etc. just underscores how out-of-control the Richardson administration has been. There is absolutely no rhyme, reason, nor strategy of how exempts are classified, paid and utilized. When you have 5, that's right, 5 deputy secretaries in the Gov's office alone, that just illustrates patronage and irresponsible use of tax-payer money. Richardson has become wealthy off the back of govt. all of his career, and uses govt. to pay-off political loyalty! New Mexico has become infested with this kind of governance, corruption, deceit, and arrogance from someone who had the audacity to want to become President of the US. God help us! The list of gov. exempt positions, salaries, etc. just underscores how out-of-control the Richardson administration has been. There is absolutely no rhyme, reason, nor strategy of how exempts are classified, paid and utilized. When you have 5, that's right, 5 deputy secretaries in the Gov's office alone, that just illustrates patronage and irresponsible use of tax-payer money. Richardson has become wealthy off the back of govt. all of his career, and uses govt. to pay-off political loyalty! New Mexico has become infested with this kind of governance, corruption, deceit, and arrogance from someone who had the audacity to want to become President of the US. God help us!

]]> By: barbwire http://newmexicoindependent.com/39813/lawmakers-go-after-richardsons-political-appointees#comment-21131 barbwire Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:04:17 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=39813#comment-21131 Really? Every single one of them? You, like many others, paint with a very broad brush. Really? Every single one of them? You, like many others, paint with a very broad brush.

]]> By: Fedup77 http://newmexicoindependent.com/39813/lawmakers-go-after-richardsons-political-appointees#comment-21130 Fedup77 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:45:36 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=39813#comment-21130 These exempt employees and double dippers are the wealthy! They are all making huge 6 figure salaries on the backs of taxpayers and unemployed citizens who would like to have those jobs. Repeal the double dipping law! These exempt employees and double dippers are the wealthy! They are all making huge 6 figure salaries on the backs of taxpayers and unemployed citizens who would like to have those jobs. Repeal the double dipping law!

]]> By: barbwire http://newmexicoindependent.com/39813/lawmakers-go-after-richardsons-political-appointees#comment-21129 barbwire Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:56:52 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=39813#comment-21129 While I'm not a big fan of some exempt appointments, I personally think we're talking about peanuts in the scheme of things here. The bottom line is that New Mexico and the federal government have to start taxing wealthy individuals, raising capital gains taxes and making corporations pay their fair share. Our economy got here because we've been following the idiotic trickle down myth, and the wealthy elite were wily enough to convince many that "taxes" are evil. What's evil is our anti-progressive tax code that lets way too many at the top of the heap completely off the hook.<br><br>The conservative noise machine has been bragging how the best way to bring down the government would be to starve it to death. It's been done, nationwide. The only thing that's kept it afloat this long is bubble investments. Now it's time to pay the piper and get those who have thrived in this greedy, thievish environment to pay their fair share. While I'm not a big fan of some exempt appointments, I personally think we're talking about peanuts in the scheme of things here. The bottom line is that New Mexico and the federal government have to start taxing wealthy individuals, raising capital gains taxes and making corporations pay their fair share. Our economy got here because we've been following the idiotic trickle down myth, and the wealthy elite were wily enough to convince many that “taxes” are evil. What's evil is our anti-progressive tax code that lets way too many at the top of the heap completely off the hook.

The conservative noise machine has been bragging how the best way to bring down the government would be to starve it to death. It's been done, nationwide. The only thing that's kept it afloat this long is bubble investments. Now it's time to pay the piper and get those who have thrived in this greedy, thievish environment to pay their fair share.

]]> By: Fedup77 http://newmexicoindependent.com/39813/lawmakers-go-after-richardsons-political-appointees#comment-19242 Fedup77 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:53:03 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=39813#comment-19242 Yep, everyone. No broad brush just simple math. Take a pension and add the average double dip job these folks are in and they are all making close to or over $100,000 per year. As reported by KRQE about 8 months ago. Yep, everyone. No broad brush just simple math. Take a pension and add the average double dip job these folks are in and they are all making close to or over $100,000 per year. As reported by KRQE about 8 months ago.

]]> By: Fedup77 http://newmexicoindependent.com/39813/lawmakers-go-after-richardsons-political-appointees#comment-11772 Fedup77 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:53:03 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=39813#comment-11772 Yep, everyone. No broad brush just simple math. Take a pension and add the average double dip job these folks are in and they are all making close to or over $100,000 per year. As reported by KRQE about 8 months ago. Yep, everyone. No broad brush just simple math. Take a pension and add the average double dip job these folks are in and they are all making close to or over $100,000 per year. As reported by KRQE about 8 months ago.

]]> By: GimmieAMilk http://newmexicoindependent.com/39813/lawmakers-go-after-richardsons-political-appointees#comment-11764 GimmieAMilk Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:34:37 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=39813#comment-11764 The list of gov. exempt positions, salaries, etc. just underscores how out-of-control the Richardson administration has been. There is absolutely no rhyme, reason, nor strategy of how exempts are classified, paid and utilized. When you have 5, that's right, 5 deputy secretaries in the Gov's office alone, that just illustrates patronage and irresponsible use of tax-payer money. Richardson has become wealthy off the back of govt. all of his career, and uses govt. to pay-off political loyalty! New Mexico has become infested with this kind of governance, corruption, deceit, and arrogance from someone who had the audacity to want to become President of the US. God help us! The list of gov. exempt positions, salaries, etc. just underscores how out-of-control the Richardson administration has been. There is absolutely no rhyme, reason, nor strategy of how exempts are classified, paid and utilized. When you have 5, that's right, 5 deputy secretaries in the Gov's office alone, that just illustrates patronage and irresponsible use of tax-payer money. Richardson has become wealthy off the back of govt. all of his career, and uses govt. to pay-off political loyalty! New Mexico has become infested with this kind of governance, corruption, deceit, and arrogance from someone who had the audacity to want to become President of the US. God help us!

]]> By: barbwire http://newmexicoindependent.com/39813/lawmakers-go-after-richardsons-political-appointees#comment-11763 barbwire Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:04:17 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=39813#comment-11763 Really? Every single one of them? You, like many others, paint with a very broad brush. Really? Every single one of them? You, like many others, paint with a very broad brush.

]]> By: Fedup77 http://newmexicoindependent.com/39813/lawmakers-go-after-richardsons-political-appointees#comment-11758 Fedup77 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:45:36 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=39813#comment-11758 These exempt employees and double dippers are the wealthy! They are all making huge 6 figure salaries on the backs of taxpayers and unemployed citizens who would like to have those jobs. Repeal the double dipping law! These exempt employees and double dippers are the wealthy! They are all making huge 6 figure salaries on the backs of taxpayers and unemployed citizens who would like to have those jobs. Repeal the double dipping law!

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