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Steep firefighter pay violates law of supply and demand, grand jury says

By tovarichpeter   Follow   Sat, 30 Jun 2012, 5:20pm   372 views   4 comments
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http://taxdollars.ocregister.com/2012/06/28/steep-firefighter-pay-violates-law-of-supply-and-demand-grand-jury-says/158004/

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1. elliemae Follow Befriend (25) 413 threads 6,976 comments Saint George, UT elliemae's website

   1   11:50am Sun 1 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   In Clark County (Nevada) they make $175,000 per year (for a few days of work each month). It's friggin' crazy! Sure, they risk their lives but they can easily be replaced for less than half of what they make.

2. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 761 threads 7,667 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   2   12:28pm Sun 1 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   elliemae says In Clark County (Nevada) they make $175,000 per year (for a few days of work each month). It's friggin' crazy! Note to self: Start making fire fighting robots.

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   3   4:30pm Sun 1 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   This is crazy. Not only they make exorbitant salary they can usually retire at 50 with 100% of their pre-retirement income plus medical coverage. I wonder if this country producing less high school grads than can pass the fitness test.

4. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 13 threads 2,197 comments San Jose, CA Premium

   4   6:51pm Sun 1 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   And like the cops and prison guards working hard to keep marijuana illegal so as to keep demand for their services high there are those firefighters that set the market ablaze with demand for their services as well: http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500164_162-530103.html