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Oh yeah, nothing says I respect you quite like I want to cut your pay by 20% and I can get someone to replace you for half the money!! That big business attitude is why the wage gap has exploded in recent years. Now, if he had said something to the effect of "I'd like to gain efficiencies through attrition and holding the line on increases in benefits while seeking concessions from our employees and more importantly, our retirees." I could at least respect the man. Further, if he's so sure he can solve some woes if only he could "just get them to work 8 hrs..." then perhaps he should say "While I recognize that the vast majority of our employees are hard working, honest people, I'll let it be known early that my administration would operate under a strict performance policy with an absolutely zero tolerance for any misappropriation of city time, labor, equipment or money." No honest employee would have any problem with that statement. I sure don't. Mr. Corrente is more of the same in that he blames the grunts putting the boots and heels on for all of our troubles. He essentially just told you he thinks Cops and Firefighter/Paramedics are 20% over paid. Now, you may have an opinion on overtime and pensions but those are separate issues from a cutting a Cops pay by 20%.

Mr Corrente, you should have approached this differently but you've already shown yourself to be a petty, cutthroat type of person. You won't be getting my vote.