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Council Members All Ears as Talk Turns to an Increase in Their Pay
in response to reader comment: Pay Hike for City Council Members

Submitted by Maureen, Nov 10, 2006 14:12

Let's get a living wage for NY'ers, make Council Members work full time, and then, only then, should we even discuss a pay raise for council members. Give me a break! Crying poverty in a city of poor people?!? Speaker Quinn and other Council members other than Council Member Tony Avella of Queens should be ashamed of themselves.

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I'm happy to say I was part of the movement in New York to raise the minimum wage. Working people... [MORE]

Gabriel Falsetta

Nov 10, 2006 12:07

I would favor a pay hike provided members are full time and are barred from other paying activities. On a... [MORE]

Emil Scheller

Nov 9, 2006 13:57

Let's get a living wage for NY'ers, make Council Members work full time, and then, only then, should we even...

Maureen

Nov 10, 2006 14:12

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